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Tag Archives: J.R.R. Tolkien
Professional Wednesday: Beginnings, Middles, and Endings, part VI — Final Thoughts
This week I close out my Professional Wednesday feature on “Beginnings, Middles, and Endings” with some general observations about narrative structure. If you are just coming to this series of posts, I would recommend you go back and read the … Continue reading
Posted in Angry Robot Books, Business of publishing, Falstaff Books, Novels, Publishing, Reading, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Angle of Repose, blogging, business of publishing, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, how to write, Islevale Cycle, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, narrative, publishing, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino, Sound and the Fury, Wallace Stegner, William Faulkner, writing, writing advice, writing business, writing life, writing tips
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Professional Wednesday: Beginnings, Middles, and Endings, part II — Narrative Structure
Last week, I began a new Professional Wednesday feature called “Beginnings, Middles, and Endings,” in which I plan to write about the various parts of story writing. In last week’s post, I focused on openings, on how to approach the … Continue reading
Posted in movies, Novels, Reading, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, harry potter, how to write, J.R.R. Tolkien, narrative, plotting, revisions, The Hobbit, Thieftaker, three-act structure, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Professional Wednesday: Punctuating Our Stories (Not the Way You Think I Mean It)
“Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” We all know the line. Even people who haven’t seen Casablanca know the line. (And please, don’t get me started about not seeing Casablanca. I mean, sure, it’s dated, … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Ethan Kaille, Islevale Cycle, movies, Novels, Thieftaker, Writing
Tagged blogging, Casablanca, character, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, endings, Guy Gavriel Kay, how to write, Islevale Cycle, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, movies, narrative, plotting, Thieftaker Chronicles, Tigana, writing, writing advice, writing tips
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Writing-Tip Wednesday: The ABCs of Character
Last week, I wrote about befriending our characters, as a way of using empathy to improve our character development. This week I would like to continue the discussion of character work by taking a slightly different approach to creating and … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Novels, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged ABCs of character, attributes, backstory, blogging, character, character development, circumstance, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Gollum, how to write, J.R.R. Tolkien, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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THE HOBBIT and Book Identity, at Magical Words
Today’s post can be found at http://magicalwords.net, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain, under the name David B. Coe, with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, Mindy Klasky, John Hartness, Kalayna Price, … Continue reading
Posted in City of Shades, movies, Mystery, Novels, Reading, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged David B. Coe, how to write, J.R.R. Tolkien, magical words, movies, writing
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Three Authors Who Influenced Me, Today at SFNovelists
Today’s post can be found at http://www.sfnovelists.com, the group blog on speculative fiction that I maintain, under the name David B. Coe, along with a group of over one hundred published authors of fantasy and science fiction. The post is … Continue reading
Posted in City of Shades, Fantasy, Novels, Publishing, Reading, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged David B. Coe, Guy Gavriel Kay, J.R.R. Tolkien, reading, SFNovelists, Stephen R. Donaldson, writing, writing life
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