In an infinite universe, all may become real sooner or later. Yet it is always up to mankind to make real what it really wishes to be… Read more “In An Infinite Universe”
Day: December 18, 2019
Can’t Be Myself
Trapped. Sinking. Can’t be myself. Made into what other people expect. Is that everyone’s fate? Were the great individualists the products of their friends who wanted a… Read more “Can’t Be Myself”
Carrot And Stick
Carrot and stick – have protagonists pursued (by an obsession or a villain) and pursuing (idea, object, person, mystery). The Guardian. (2019). Michael Moorcock’s rules for writers.… Read more “Carrot And Stick”
Delivering Exposition
If possible have something going on while you have your characters delivering exposition or philosophising. This helps retain dramatic tension. The Guardian. (2019). Michael Moorcock’s rules for… Read more “Delivering Exposition”
In The Final Third
Resolve your themes, mysteries and so on in the final third, the resolution. The Guardian. (2019). Michael Moorcock’s rules for writers. [online] Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/feb/22/michael-moorcock-rules-for-writers [Accessed 18… Read more “In The Final Third”
In Your Second Third
Develop your themes and characters in your second third, the development. The Guardian. (2019). Michael Moorcock’s rules for writers. [online] Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/feb/22/michael-moorcock-rules-for-writers [Accessed 18 Dec. 2019].
In The First Third
Introduce your main characters and themes in the first third of your novel. The Guardian. (2019). Michael Moorcock’s rules for writers. [online] Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/feb/22/michael-moorcock-rules-for-writers [Accessed 18… Read more “In The First Third”
Writing A Plot-Driven Genre Novel
If you are writing a plot-driven genre novel make sure all your major themes/plot elements are introduced in the first third, which you can call the introduction.… Read more “Writing A Plot-Driven Genre Novel”
Copy Their Plots
Find an author you admire (mine was Conrad) and copy their plots and characters in order to tell your own story, just as people learn to draw… Read more “Copy Their Plots”
I Don’t Want To Know If Mordred Had An Unhappy Childhood
Arthuriana has become a genre in itself, more like TV soap opera where people think they know the characters. All that’s fair enough, but it does remove… Read more “I Don’t Want To Know If Mordred Had An Unhappy Childhood”
By Means Of Our Myths And Legends
By means of our myths and legends we maintain a sense of what we are worth and who we are. Without them we should undoubtedly go mad.… Read more “By Means Of Our Myths And Legends”
Rolando Andrés Ramos 