What’s the last sentence you wrote before you read this?
I want to see a snapshot of the Tumblr Universe, so share the last sentence you wrote before reading this and then reblog this post.
From a recent draft of my Scifi project “The Fates”
A new tool for finding overused words when you’re writing. This is a word cloud visualization of the first few chapters of my book Fates. I made using http://www.wordle.net/. You can bet that when I’m editing the draft I’m going to be on the lookout for some of those big words.
Time to write (Taken with instagram)
There is a kind of immortality in telling a story.
Shit I Googled While Writing Novels
1. Calculating blast radiuses
2. How does anesthesia work?
3. Genetic manipulation using viruses
4. Indian (also ancient babylonian, biblical, irish, greek, latin, early Semitic) names
5. Is uncapricious a word?
6. How to say “head:” in hebrew
7. What does the name “Nathan” mean?
8. How the f*ck do you spell “buerocracy”? (bureaucracy, as it turns out).
9. How long would it take for an object to fall to earth from orbit?
10. How to write a novel
IF you Googled something weirder for something you’ve written, then make sure you share it. I’ve already shared the web history the FBI will raid my house for, now it’s your turn to share!
Do You have a Favorite Tumblr About Writing?
If you have a favorite blog, on Tumblr or elsewhere, about writing or books, then please share!
Sad, but true
New Post: “Fantasy” is NOT The Same Goddam Thing as “Scifi”
Every time I walk into a bookstore or library, I usually make a brief stop in the section labeled “Science Fiction.” Yes, yes, I’m a nerd, but if you’ll stop snickering now, I’m going to make a point of literary taxonomy that may just blow your mine; Goddamn dragons and swords and magic and scantily clad amazonian worrier women do not belong in the goddamn “science fiction” section… READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE
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