The Name of the Prose, Part 4: A Ghoti by Any Other Name is Still a Fish
As I commented in the previous installment of this series, my first novel was also my first experience trying to create a fantasy world from
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The Name of the Prose, Part 2: The Name is Bond—James Bond
Ah, but what if it hadn’t been “James Bond”? What if the name Ian Fleming gave his super spy had been “Crane, Ichabod Crane?” Clearly,
New Writers Ask: What is World-building?
One of the hardest things for some writers to learn is what goes into building a world in enough detail to engage the reader’s willing
Ursula Chases Flying Squirrels #6
by Ursula K. Le Guin Wouldn’t it be loverly if everybody who reads this never bought a book from Amazon again? Terrified that independent booksellers
Ursula Chases Flying Squirrels #5
by Ursula K. Le Guin Mars Probe Launched “It’s not your father’s rover,” Mars program director Doug McCuistion told the Orlando Sentinel. (From Slate, 27
Ursula Chases Flying Squirrels #4
by Ursula K. Le Guin From The New Republican Dictionary: to respect: to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to grope. In an interview on Fox news,
Ursula Chases Flying Squirrels #3
by Ursula K. Le Guin Creeping Socialism in Ohio Asked about the connotation of the phrase “income inequality,” LaTourette [Rep. Stephen LaTourette, R-Ohio] said, “It’s
Ursula Chases Flying Squirrels #2
by Ursula K. LeGuin Slumping Texas Governor Veers Hard Right, Courting Tea Party Vote (headline on a story in Slate by Will Oremus, 25 Oct.
Ursula Chases Flying Squirrels #1
by Ursula K. LeGuin Women Writers Are so Privileged — Nobody Has to Fight Past Anything to Read Them In a book about Ernest Hemingway’s boat
