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Author Archives: m2foster
When words don’t add up
I understand word count limitations. I really do. After administering a contest, how could I not? First, you have to be able to do an apples-to-apples comparison, and second, there are still–despite numerous sacrificial offerings consisting of REM cycles, fluffy cotton sheets, and clock parts–only 24 hours in a day. So here I am, happilyContinue reading “When words don’t add up”
I should go to Vegas more often.
While we were in Lost Wages–I mean, Las Vegas–last week, I got a publication offer. I signed the contract today AND I’m putting the finishing touches on an urban fantasy short story. It’s a bit tongue-in-cheek, aimed at UF tropes, and courtesy of a few half-days stuck in a hotel room.
The importance of structure
K.M. Weiland’s website has been so useful to me as a writer that I decided to make my own little contribution to her Story Structure Database with my favorite Christmas movie, Die Hard. Her book on structure has been invaluable for diagnosing story problems.
Poor little rich girl
An excellent piece on the state of writing. “Why won’t they love me?!” It’s said that schadenfreude is an unworthy sentiment. But after reading this tearful piece, I must confess that my schadenboner is prodigious. Fe… Source: Poor little rich girl
The color of the Sun
This is one of those things that everybody knows, right? You’ve known since kindergarten. White sheet of paper. Yellow crayon. No problem. I know it’s so because I’ve lost count of the number of times that I’ve read about “Earth’s yellow star.” It’s one of those things we take for granted or that we takeContinue reading “The color of the Sun”
First blog post
This is the excerpt for your very first post.
