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Category Archives: Writing fiction
Dragon Lady chapter 7 is available
“Visitors,” the seventh chapter of The Dragon Lady of Stockbridge: A Tale of Magic in the Gilded Age, is now up at this link. Who is the madman lurking in the parlor? Is Rebecca’s party a smashing success? If you’ve not … Continue reading
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Chapter 6 of Dragon Lady is available
“Worthy of Trust,” the new chapter of The Dragon Lady of Stockbridge, is now available at this link. What did the walking stick do to Amy? What does it do to Rebecca? If you’ve not dived into my weekly serial of … Continue reading
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Chapter 5 of Dragon Lady is up
“Unintended consequences” is the title of chapter 5 of The Dragon Lady of Stockbridge, and that’s what Rebecca faces. Magic can do all sorts of things for you. But they aren’t always the things you expected! If you’ve been following … Continue reading
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Using magic in fiction
Including magic in your fiction is probably the most dangerous thing you can do, short of writing explicitly about sex. Sex will only excite or bore your readers (probably both). Magic can disrupt your metaphysical framework, create major flaws in … Continue reading
Dragon Lady’s weekly update, chapter 4, is now available
The fourth chapter of The Dragon Lady of Stockbridge, “Realizations, responsibilities, and regrets,” is now available. What is the significance of the headless dog? What does James really think about his employers? Follow the link to find out. If you’ve … Continue reading
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Ahistorical fiction
We have this category called “historical fiction.” There are two problems with it. First, the history is supposed to be factual, but isn’t. Second, the fiction is supposed to be historical, but isn’t. You want to write historical fiction that’s … Continue reading
Writing fiction at length, at length
Some nights ago, at a party, I mentioned to a friend that I’d already written two long stories, one running 250 pages. He thought about it, and then asked how one could possibly write anything that long. I gave him … Continue reading
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