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Ho ho ho, I get it -- Easter Eggs
It’s tempting, when you’re writing a science fiction or fantasy novel, to drop into it some kind in-joke which only a few readers will get.
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"Would You Like 15% of This?" -- Agents
These days when a writer has finished writing a first novel, the immediate thought seems to be, “Now I need an agent.”
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Small Presses
Luckily for us all, the publishers of fantasy whose books you see at Barnes and Noble aren’t the only such publishers there are.
Feb 2
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"What I Write Isn't Any Good!" -- First Drafts and Writer's Block
I’m always baffled when someone says they have writer’s block.
Jan 26
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Lucky to Be Sane At All -- Those Worlds and This
A lot of fantasy stories take place in worlds where everybody knows magic can happen.
Jan 19
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Movies and Books -- An Aside
It’s only been since the invention of movies in about 1900 that we’ve been able to see dead people walk around, and only since 1927 that we’ve been able…
Jan 12
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A Volkswagen Under a Tarp -- Theme
“Fiction is in most ways hostile to ideology.”
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Me and Coleridge -- an Aside
I’ve written a number of books set in historical periods, ranging from 1529 to 1963, and I try hard not to have my plots deviate from the best accounts…
Dec 28, 2025
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My thoughts on writing fantasy stories -- what they're made of and how they're made.
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