Note to self.
http://betteryourselfonline.com/37-free-online-writing-courses-from-top-universities/
Apr
22
Monthly Archives: April 2016
Apr
22
Last year, I wrote nine stories and made 52 submissions.
Last year, I wrote nine stories and made 52 submissions.
The first third of this year is not quite over, and I’ve written seven stories and made 27 submissions so far.
This trend is good.
http://csidemedia.com/shortstories/goals-aspirations-and-achievements/
Apr
22
Two writing legends in conversation.
Two writing legends in conversation.
(1 hour)
Apr
20
A companion to the other post about the “symbiocene”: we will need new ways to organise collective effort in order…
A companion to the other post about the “symbiocene”: we will need new ways to organise collective effort in order to achieve symbiosis and sustainability, ways that distribute benefits more evenly and more fairly.
Originally shared by Brand Gamblin
This is a great read, but it really depends on Net Neutrality. So, who knows if it will come to pass.
Apr
20
Simultaneously radical and sensible, this article touches on a lot of the issues that are at the root of my “New…
Simultaneously radical and sensible, this article touches on a lot of the issues that are at the root of my “New Stability” mid-future setting (in development).
Very relevant for solarpunk/ecopunk SF in general. And, of course, for the real world.
Originally shared by Rita de Heer
A somewhat long article that explains the fallacies surrounding the present use of the concept of ‘sustainability’ and proposes a number of solutions …
Apr
19
Submission opportunity: I’ judging the FutureScapes Writing Contest
Originally shared by Mary Robinette Kowal
Submission opportunity: I’ judging the FutureScapes Writing Contest
I’m judging the FutureScapes Writing contest, which has a goal that I’m really excited about. It’s the idea that art can change the world, and so it invites submissions for stories with the goal of changing the future. “Life imitates art far more than…
http://maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/submission-opportunity-futurescapes-writing-contest/
Apr
18
Via Rita de Heer, a powerful piece about a man’s experience of becoming aware of others’ emotions for the first time…
Via Rita de Heer, a powerful piece about a man’s experience of becoming aware of others’ emotions for the first time when in his 40s.
Originally shared by John Sanders (Sandwolf)
I don’t proclaim to have Autism or Asperger to any level, but I have often wondered about many of the points discussed in the article. Which help me be a good story tell and which prevent me from telling my stories.
Apr
18
Via Daniel Swensen, who got it from Lisa Cohen.
Via Daniel Swensen, who got it from Lisa Cohen.
Pop culture seems to have got halfway away from the Damsel In Distress trope, making female characters competent – but not competent enough to save themselves. That’s still the man’s job, even though he’s less competent than they are.
I (and Daniel and Lisa) deliberately set out to subvert this, by making competent women protagonists who save themselves – and, sometimes, the men – and defeat the villains.
Originally shared by Susan Stone
Apr
18
Saladin Ahmed talks about what it’s like to grow up reading – and loving – a literature that at the same time…
Saladin Ahmed talks about what it’s like to grow up reading – and loving – a literature that at the same time excludes or villainizes people like you; and then to begin writing your own version of that literature with a different voice, and telling stories that have not been told.
(1 hour 11 minutes; includes readings and Q&A)
Apr
18
A famous lecture on classic story shapes.
A famous lecture on classic story shapes.