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Interview on Canadian Broadcasting’s DNTO
Tomorrow, you can listen to me on DNTO - Definitely Not The Opera - hosted by Sook-Yin Lee on CBC. We’re talking about letter writing as part of a larger show focusing on the question, “What was the letter that changed your life?” Here’s the description of the episode and the people that Sook-Yin talks to about that question.
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We have an apartment in Chicago
Yesterday, Rob and I signed the lease on an apartment in the Ukranian Village that is less that two miles from his new job. It’s the second floor of a 1913 building, which is on the historic registry. We move in on May 1st.
Meanwhile, here are some photos as a teaser.
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Readers wanted: Draft “Wary of Iguanas”
Edited to add: Thanks, everyone. I have enough volunteers now and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it.
I have a 6700 word science-fiction story that I’d love to have some readers for. This story might seem familiar to some of you. On Writing Excuses, we brainstormed some stories to show how idea generation worked from story seeds. I liked the ( Read more... ) -
Writing Excuses 7.11: More Microcasting » Writing Excuses
It’s again time for us to do a Q&A by any other name!
- Is it better to include romance, horror, SF, or other genre elements to flesh out a story, or should the story stand alone?
- Any tips for developing an idea without getting caught in Worldbuilder’s Disease?
- Any NaNo WriMo tips? (yes.)
- What did you to do build an audience before you got published and ( Read more... )
