Camille Griep is joining us today with her novel Letters to Zell. Here’s the publisher’s description: Everything is going according to story for CeCi (Cinderella), Bianca (Snow White), and Rory (Sleeping Beauty)—until the day that Zell (Rapunzel) decides to leave Grimmland and pursue her life. Now, Zell’s best friends are left to wonder whether their own […]
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So… yesterday’s Alternate Reality Day prank included only four true things. I did beat Patrick Rothfuss at being Patrick Rothfuss, although I did not take his account over later. I wrote a short story trying to match the style of Scalzi, for kicks, which I presented as the first chapter of Young Man’s War: First Contact.
Okay, no, but really — I actually WAS offline for the past month Read More »
I’ve been on the road since May 25th and won’t be home until sometime in July. Rob just came out to Grand Haven to spend the weekend with me. Missed him. So much. Letters, emails, and phone calls are great, but have nothing on being in person.
You know what is awesome? Seeing my husband after being away for a month. Read More »
During the Month of Letters Challenge, people could write to Jane from Shades of Milk and Honey and she would write back, using an actual quill on a 19th century writing desk. Jane was writing these in “real time” for her, which means that it was the corresponding date in 1815 and takes place during
One of the things I enjoyed during the Month of Letters Challenge was sending letters from Jane. One of them has arrived and the recipient posted a photo online. As you can see, I sometimes had a good deal of fun as in this case where Jane included a costume sketch. That is written with an
Letters from Jane OR Why writing letters from your character’s POV is useful Read More »
One of the things I have most enjoyed about the Month of Letters Challenge is the mail that my character Jane gets. It has been not only fun, but actively helpful to write letters in her voice. One of my readers just posted about receiving the response to her letter. Check out this awesome thing
Sending letters as Jane Read More »
One of the things that I’ve found interesting in the response to the Month of Letters Challenge is the notion that mailing something everyday is too much. The idea that writing a letter, postcard, addressing socks… what have you, is somehow more difficult than other forms of communication. How many tweets, status updates, and emails
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Sometimes, someone you’re fond of turns out to be an asshole. Holding them accountable is part of being a friend. It helps them be better. I have a colleague/student/friend who has been awful to other people. Not to me, and that isn’t a defense. Ever. Their behavior is inexcusable. Defending my asshole friend’s behavior would make me complicit in it,
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This is a small thing. You can write a letter. It’s also a huge thing. You can write a letter. See, our government representatives still respond more to letters than the do to emails, Facebook, or Twitter hashtags. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t do those, too, but there’s this other thing you can do.
If you are looking for an action to take, about Orlando, write a letter. Read More »
Last year, during the Month of Letters Challenge, Laura Christensen did some envelope art, including this picture of Jane in her work dress, which you might recall from yesterday’s post. I so love this. The original is at: Lettermo Envelope Art – Jane Vincent by ~dremelf on deviantART.
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