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A Somewhat Random and Very Incomplete Compendium of Equine Terminology

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Judith Tarr

All too often when writers tackle the arcana of the equine in their novels and stories, they miss the nuances of the terminology. Then the reader is treated to a female gelding, a male mare, or a rider moving a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogs, horses, Writers on Writing | Tagged horses, Judith Tarr, the craft of writing

Notes from the Mare Side of the Fence

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Judith Tarr

I’m a mare person. My current main riding horse may be a stallion, and he is wonderful and awesome and all the rest of it, but when I’m in default mode, I’m all about the mares. The standard mythos is … Continue reading →

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The Freelancing Dilemma, or Keeping it Real

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Laura Anne Gilman

A freelancer contemplates why the freelance life may in fact be a problem.

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Rant: Heraldry in Fantasy – Get it Right, Dang it!

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Pati Nagle

Something that bugs the heck out of me is when fantasy writers make up their own heraldry and it sucks.  I confess, I was a herald in the SCA years ago, and it made me obsessive about the quality of … Continue reading →

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EVERGREEN: On Being a Professional Amateur #7: Where’s Waldo?

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff

The situation: Waldo appears in chapter three as a close personal friend of the protagonist. He has an epic encounter with the villain, saves the day and endears himself to a female protagonist. He then promptly disappears for the rest … Continue reading →

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Evergreen: On Becoming a Professional Amateur #6: Enter Stage Right

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff

This is part six of a series on being professional about the craft of writing and amateur in the original sense of doing something for love. Today we’re going to look at what it takes to get scenes off the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Writers on Writing | Tagged amateurism, professionalism, starting a scene, the craft of writing, uh-oh moment, writing

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