Just because it’s fiction doesn’t mean we can’t learn from it. Despite primarily reading and writing sci-fi and fantasy, my all-time favorite work of fiction is Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. If you are not familiar with this book, I cannot recommend it enough. It’s a great story, well-written, and has an impactful and positive life message in it. The gist is this – follow your dreams. Don’t let anything get in your way when you
I had no concept of how writing from a plan would be this fulfilling. Last year, I started a new goal. As a professional writer, I determined I needed to do more writing. Among other goals I set for myself – I set out to write a minimum of 1500 words of fiction Monday-Friday. That could include both actual novel writing – and plotting and planning for books. Additionally, I decided to try plotting and
Make the art, create the recipe, write the book, pursue the creativity – do it for you. Sometimes I doubt myself. I began writing fiction – mostly sci-fi and fantasy – when I was nine. In fits and starts, I continued to write over the years. Then, not long ago, I started to write full-time. I am very, very fortunate that I am in a situation where I can do this. It brings me so
If you have a story in your head – go ahead and tell it. I have come across many people who’ve talked about sharing a story. Some of the stories they want to share are fiction; others are very real yet seemingly fictional; some are allegorical; others are less about the story and more character-driven. Whatever the case may be – if you have a story, go ahead and tell it. Just getting the story
There is more to me than being a creative. Sometimes I need to remind myself. I love being a writer. This is the thing I have always believed I was meant to do in this world. But being a writer – like any other job – is not the whole picture. There is far more to me than just being a writer. It’s only one aspect of my comprehensive self. For some, identifying with their
Even in fiction, a little knowledge helps make connections. Have you ever read a book, watched a TV show or movie, and come across something so implausible that it ruined the story? Lots of fantasy and sci-fi are built on largely impossible things. Superheroes aren’t real, faster-than-light travel violates current physics, most people can’t do flips in mid-air from flat ground, and so on. I was taught that much of fiction is based in the
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