Category: fiction writing
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Finding forrester. Again.
Twenty years ago, one of my favorite movies about a writer was filmed. This weekend, I’m going to watch it again after not seeing it for a long time. I haven’t been able to go to the movie theatre in person all year because of COVID-19, so I’ve been streaming movies every weekend. I decided…
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Consider This: Palahniuk, Da Vinci, Warhol, and body language
A few library books have been sitting in my living room for months. They’re not overdue. My town’s library system has been closed because of COVID-19. I’m not sure, but I think they’ll open in September. Who knows. All overdue fees have been swished away. So, because I figure I have plenty of time to…
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Friday’s Findings
It’s Friday and I have a lot of things to do this weekend for my writing. First, I need to format the paperback version of my latest novella, WhereHow; the ebook version is now available. Secondly, I need to work on the next episode in my novella series, Consortium; it’s called Traption. And finally, I…
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Friday’s Findings
I’m putting today’s list of Friday’s Findings together in a coffee shop. It’s only the second time since January I’ve been to a coffee shop, which happens to be my favorite place to blog. I wore my mask when I ordered my coffee. My hand sanitizer sits on my table. And speaking of tables, the…
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Forget validation
I came across this article the other day on seeking validation as a writer. Neil Gaiman, famous writer, sent one of his books to Ronald Dahl, another famous writer. Gaiman had hoped to get positive affirmation from Dahl; however, he never heard back. That turned out to be a good thing. How’s that a good…
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Friday’s Findings
Usually, I link to articles about the writing craft for Friday’s Findings – articles on character, plot, writing style and such. This past week I found several articles focusing more on a writer’s overall plan; things like an author’s mission statement, planning process, story concept and marketing. I even found a link to famous authors…
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WhereHow Now available for preorder
WhereHow, the third installment of my space opera series, Consortium, is now available as an ebook preorder on Amazon. Here’s a preview: At first, neither the ships nor the inhabitants of the ships interfered with them. That changed. WhereHow, Episode 3 of the Consortium The Xyce — the only known indigenous inhabitants from the WhereHow…
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Some good Storytelling advice
Sometimes, I go see a movie by myself. John Carter of Mars was one of them. I had read the book and was looking forward to watching the film. After sitting down in the theatre by myself, popcorn and soda in hand, I watched the previews. Then the featured movie lit up the screen. Even…
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Am I Crazy?
I haven’t blogged much for the past two weeks because I’ve been busy finishing my latest episode for my space opera series Consortium. The third book should be coming out July 15. I’ll post on here when it is available for pre-order. So, I have a few writing projects (or works-in-progress, as writers say) on…
Andrew M. Friday 