Writer’s Craft #87 Point of View

Ann Gimpel is a clinical psychologist, with a Jungian bent.  Avocations include mountaineering, skiing, wilderness photography and, of course, writing.  A lifelong aficionado of the unusual, she began writing speculative fiction a few years ago.  Since then her short fiction has appeared in a number of webzines and anthologies and she has published two novels,…… Continue reading Writer’s Craft #87 Point of View

Writer’s Craft #86 Finding Character Names

Kathryn Sullivan is the author of young adult fantasies The Crystal Throne,  Agents & Adepts, and Talking to Trees (published by Amber Quill Press).  Her short stories and essays have appeared in several anthologies, the most recent in Clockwork Spells and Magical Bells (Kerlak Enterprises). She can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/kathryn.sullivan or on…… Continue reading Writer’s Craft #86 Finding Character Names

Writer’s Craft #85 Writing A Great Duel Scene

Rayne Hall is professional writer and editor. She has had over 30 books published under several pen names, in several genres (mostly fantasy, horror and non-fiction), in several languages (mostly English, German, Polish and Chinese), by several publishers, under several pen names. For books currently published under the pen name Rayne Hall, see http://www.amazon.com/Rayne-Hall/e/B006BSJ5BK She…… Continue reading Writer’s Craft #85 Writing A Great Duel Scene

Writer’s Craft # 84 Changing My Brain: Writing Alone

MARCY ARLIN is a new-ish writer, and an old-ish director, Fulbrighter, theatre internationalist and Artistic Director of the OBIE-winning Immigrants’ Theatre Project. A member of Broad Universe, Brooklyn Spec Fiction Meetup and Theatre Without Borders, she has written flash fiction for Abandoned Tower and the Broad Universe Sampler, short stories, an sf play (Man.In.Fest theatre…… Continue reading Writer’s Craft # 84 Changing My Brain: Writing Alone