This is a handy little ebook that sets out to suggest strategies for writers that will help them get the most from their time and effort. I've been around for a long time, and been writing for many of those years, so there isn't actually a great deal here that's new to me. However, it's …
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This story sits well within the sub-genre of magical fantasy. There are the wizards and amulets, thieves, hill-folk, princesses and queens associated with the genre. The tale is well told, with plenty of action and a good deal of well-handled romance in the various relationships. For me, however, it is a little formulaic and reminded …
Continue reading The Demon King, by Cinda Williams Chima, Reviewed.
Way back in 2014, that's last year in case you're not sure, I was writing fairly regularly and working on a couple of projects. But, in the middle of that year, we made a momentous decision: we would move house from our domain of 14 years and settle in an area of the country where …
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On 25th June I wrote a longish post on the way technology seems to have taken the role of master instead of the servant it was intended to be. You can find that post by clicking here. This is the follow-up post I promised then. How did I manage without an online presence, without the …
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The final scheduled post on this topic. Did I make it? Hopefully, Tomorrow, I'll at least give you a clue! https://stuartaken.net/2015/06/25/technophobe-technophile-or-technosceptic/
The penultimate scheduled post. But am I still offline? https://stuartaken.net/2015/06/25/technophobe-technophile-or-technosceptic/
A scheduled post again. Am I still offline? https://stuartaken.net/2015/06/25/technophobe-technophile-or-technosceptic/
Another scheduled post. Am I sticking to the challenge? https://stuartaken.net/2015/06/25/technophobe-technophile-or-technosceptic/
A scheduled post to tease. Am I still here? https://stuartaken.net/2015/06/25/technophobe-technophile-or-technosceptic/
A scheduled post to keep you on board. Am I still offline? https://stuartaken.net/2015/06/25/technophobe-technophile-or-technosceptic/
How do you see today's technology? As a barrier to your progress, a brilliant tool to be manipulated at will, or simply another fashion to be treated with scorn? Take email with its multiple platforms and utter ubiquity. Can't escape it, can you? And now it's embedded into the world of mobile phones, it's probable …
Continue reading Technophobe, Technophile, or Technosceptic?
Interested in Grammar? Is this you?
Tomorrow, Wednesday 10th June, I’ll be live online in conversation with author Sally Ember, Ed.D on her talk show at *Changes*. It’s not so much an interview as a chat between authors and bloggers, covering topics of mutual interest. We’re both interested in writing in different genres, especially science fiction and speculative fiction, as well …
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Certain words/phrases can induce fairly specific responses in readers. As writers, we all know this, but do we use the power of emotion in our work? For these few weeks, I’m looking at something subjective: how to choose between emotional and intellectual words for effect. You won’t always agree with me, of course; you’re writers. …
Continue reading Tips on Word Choice No. 25: Ruled by Intellect or Emotion?
Some work best in disorder, with apparent chaos ruling. Some need order, pattern and habit to produce their best. I belong to the ‘clear desk’ brigade. Not from any notion that chaos is generally undesirable or disruptive, but because my memory isn’t good enough to cope with the randomness of a disorganised way of living. …
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Antidote to the Novel
Stuart Aken 