Stories! And writing-related links
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soniaA Pilgrimage to the God of High Places by Marissa Lingen, mrissa. I liked the direct sensory writing, and how it turned out. Yay agency!
How Sara Found the Possum That Held Time in Its Pouch Under Her Porch, Then Lost It by S. L. Harris. More great sensory writing. This story reminded me of Pocosin by Ursula Vernon, in the best way.
Islands of Stability by Marissa Lingen,mrissa. Science-fiction about what it means to age well.
Let Them Freeze in the Dark by Paul Drye, riffing on A Pail of Air by Fritz Lieber. I read this as a kid and clearly remembered the hidey-hole and reason for it, but had entirely forgotten the rest of the plot.
I write too much longfic. AMA by roland,headstone.
What I think about when I edit by Eva Parish.
Document: The Symbolism Survey by Sarah Funke Butler
mrissa. I liked the direct sensory writing, and how it turned out. Yay agency!How Sara Found the Possum That Held Time in Its Pouch Under Her Porch, Then Lost It by S. L. Harris. More great sensory writing. This story reminded me of Pocosin by Ursula Vernon, in the best way.
Islands of Stability by Marissa Lingen,
mrissa. Science-fiction about what it means to age well.Let Them Freeze in the Dark by Paul Drye, riffing on A Pail of Air by Fritz Lieber. I read this as a kid and clearly remembered the hidey-hole and reason for it, but had entirely forgotten the rest of the plot.
I write too much longfic. AMA by roland,
headstone.I don’t claim particular expertise or authority on writing longform fiction, but it is factually true I have spent a lot of my one wild and precious life on it.
What I think about when I edit by Eva Parish.
Recently, someone asked me how I edit. What am I looking for? How do I know what changes to make? That made me stop and think about what I’ve been doing semi-instinctually.
Document: The Symbolism Survey by Sarah Funke Butler
In 1963, a sixteen-year-old San Diego high school student named Bruce McAllister sent a four-question mimeographed survey to 150 well-known authors of literary, commercial, and science fiction. Did they consciously plant symbols in their work? he asked.
