by marissa | Jun 4, 2013 | Books Edited by Marissa, Science Fiction
Just started reading my copy of The Scorpion Game by Daniel Jeffries, which is now available to buy for the Amazon Kindle, and I’m excited about it all over again. I helped to co-edit this story, and re-reading it has reminded me how much fun it was to work...
by marissa | Dec 16, 2012 | Craft of Storytelling (Writing Techniques & Ideas)
OK, I admit it, I’m addicted to quotes about books and writing and art. When I’m supposed to be taking a break from the computer, perhaps to go drink a tea at the window and let my eyes see the Outside World instead of just pixels, I usually come-to after...
by marissa | Oct 18, 2012 | Craft of Storytelling (Writing Techniques & Ideas)
TREASURE! Today I stumbled upon this collection of short clips from the Writer’s Confessions series: writers talking about the writing process. They’re good! I watched them all… Here are some of my favorite quotes>>> Claudia Dey on how...
by marissa | Oct 6, 2012 | Craft of Storytelling (Writing Techniques & Ideas)
Another great quote from one of my favourite books, Science Fiction 101 by Robert Silverberg. A lot of narrative technique is actually something that you figure out unconsciously as you absorb other people’s narratives; later you may consciously codify a set of...
by marissa | Oct 3, 2012 | Craft of Storytelling (Writing Techniques & Ideas)
I was reading Orson Scott Card’s How to Write Science and Fiction and Fantasy with my cup of coffee today, and this made me think: “I like to think that the difference between storytellers and non-storytellers is that we storytellers, like fishermen, are...
