Tag Archives: writing
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The Wonderful Quality of New Weird
Leave a commentFebruary 2, 2013 by Charles Dickey
This is a review of The New Weird, edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer and published by Tachyon Publications, 2008 …
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Finally, a Book on Writing Worth Reading
Leave a commentJanuary 21, 2013 by Charles Dickey
This is a review of Brian Stableford’s 1997 book Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction and Getting Published. This is a …
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Gatekeepers Needed: Less Content, Better Quality
Leave a commentSeptember 4, 2012 by Charles Dickey
…the “noise” of self-publishing is so vast. I worry that writing is becoming steadily devalued. -Olen Steinhauer, quoted by David …
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Map of the Awn Peninsula & Other News
Leave a commentJune 19, 2012 by Charles Dickey
I’ve been keeping busy with twin infant care and work, but have also been dedicating chunks of my mornings — …
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I Wanted to Read Fritz Leiber, but Martin H. Greenberg Got in the Way
Leave a commentMay 1, 2012 by Charles Dickey
I play Dungeons & Dragons. I’ve played Dungeons & Dragons since I was knee high to a duergar. If you …
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Writing While Parenting & Look! I Know These People
Leave a commentApril 23, 2012 by Charles Dickey
On Saturday, I heard back from Djibril at The Future Fire regarding “The Voice of a Worlds-worm”, an old story that …
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Progress
Leave a commentMarch 21, 2012 by Charles Dickey
“Progress” is a piece of flash fiction from my collection The Sentiments. It’s dark. * He sat in his house …
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Brief Thoughts on Editing During Writing, and an Excision
Leave a commentMarch 14, 2012 by Charles Dickey
The following is a fragment that I’ve excised from a short story I’m working on. I’ve found that editing pieces …
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