If you want to, you can read “The Wind Comes” my erotic fanfiction is up for download. That’s the story I wrote as part of the Worldbuilder’s fundraiser. Knowing you, I suspected you’d want to know a bit about how I wrote it. The voice parts, not the sexy fun times. To write this, I […]
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At writing retreats, it’s awkward sometimes because it’s hard to tell when someone is writing or just goofing off. So I made a tri-fold sign that I rotate to make it clear if I’m Writing, doing Other Work, or Goofing Off. Since we just mentioned the sign on the latest edition of Writing Excuses, I
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For the Worldbuilders fundraiser, I said that I’d write Kvothe erotica fanfiction, which I’ve done. That’s turned in and will be posted soon. For those who don’t know what I’m talking about, Kvothe is the main character in Patrick Rothfuss’s The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man’s Fear. I love these books so it was a lot
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I just finished the 3200 word Kvothe erotica fan fiction that I promised Pat Rothfuss as part of the Worldbuilder’s Fundraiser. As per usual my usual writing routine, I would like to have some folks read it before I turn it in. Unlike what I usually do, I’m only taking ten readers. Why? Because it’s
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In Valour and Vanity, I have a scene in which Lord Byron makes up some verses for Jane and Vincent. The existing poem that would work was from 1816, and the novel is set in 1817. Since the scene needed something that he had not yet written, that meant I either needed a poem from later
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When Patrick Rothfuss emails you and says “Would you like to–” your answer is yes, regardless of the rest of that sentence. In this case, he asked if I’d like to offer a stretch goal for Worldbuilders, which is a fantastic charity that raises money for Heifer International. He said I could do anything so… This
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Sometimes you get lucky. Sometimes the stars align and serendipity is made manifest. And sometimes Mercedes Lackey happens to be hanging around at the same convention you’re recording podcasts at, and sits herself down to answer questions with you. Or rather with us. Here are the questions. You’ll need to listen to the podcast for
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This is a pineapple reticule from 1810 or so. It is crocheted. In Of Noble Family, I have Jane making a silk fabric version of the same.Why? Because I have absolutely no idea how to crochet. I know fabric and how to make this shape out of it. There were cloth reticules. The smocking technique
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Last night, at the Nineteenth Century Club in Oak Park there was a ball in honour of Jane Austen’s birthday. I made this dress to wear. The fabric is a very sheer border eyelet that I embellished with a little bit of applique on the bodice that I tied in with some embroidery. Aside from
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Here are my thoughts on fan fiction. I see no harm in it. We’ve all imagined fantasies about our favorite shows or characters. Some people choose to put their fantasies in text. Writing down daydreams is what writers do. I see no difference between playing a cover song of your favorite band for fun, and
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