Spontaneous Derivation

From A Dance with Dragons which will be coming out, we presume, one day.

(I’m sure it’ll be 2009.)

But a new Jon Snow chapter now joins the rotation of the existing Daenerys and Tyrion chapters.

Excitement! Woo!

Going back to waiting for the next book, yo.

Then the January Flash Fiction Carnival may be for you!

Flash fiction is one of the best ways to start performance writing if you’ve never done it before. A flash fiction story is 500 to 1000 words, which is enough of a taste for writers.

Every month, Flash Fiction Carnival 2008 will feature a new carnival and a new theme. So you can get quite a bit of practice there–and get your work out to an audience.

In fact, this month’s theme is NEW, which is perfect for starting out on new ventures for the new year.

So what are you waiting for? Come and play with us!

Despite my previous post, I think that rewriting is not a bad thing. In fact, I think it’s a good thing and sometimes necessary.

And thus something that needs to be learned by everyone, even by people who don’t ever rewrite. Someday you probably will have to.

So go visit Justine Larbalestier’s site to learn how to rewrite.

If you look around her site, you’ll find plenty of other writing advice. I know I’ve visited more than once to do that!

Also, SF Novelists has an article by Diana Pharaoh Francis on the art of revising: 10 Things learned in the course of novel revising.

You find yourself walking onto a brightly lit stage, towards a podium, its little golden paper light glittering. There appears to be nothing in front of the stage but velvet darkness.

From your vantage point just behind the podium, your eyes adjust and now an auditorium is apparent around you, red cushioned seats slanting up dizzying heights, but entirely devoid of people. Your voice echoes when you say “hello”.

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