Category Archives: fantasy

Openings: Into the Mythic

Posted on March 4, 2013 by SharonJoss

I’ve finished outlining my fourth and latest novel, and am now ready to start writing my first draft. It’s been almost a year and a half since I wrote the first draft of the opening for GLAMOUR.  I’ve learned a … Continue reading →

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Worldbuilding: Geography

Posted on February 25, 2013 by SharonJoss

One of the key elements of sci-fi and fantasy world building is developing a culture for the people who live in that world.  Whether your world is earth-based or not, the people who inhabit your story need to be provided … Continue reading →

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Good-night, Little Bear

Posted on May 10, 2012 by SharonJoss

Maurice Sendak died this week.  Everyone remembers him for the books he wrote, Where the Wild Things Are, and The Night Kitchen, but I never read those books.   I grew up reading the books he illustrated; namely the Little Bearbooks, … Continue reading →

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Bad Hair Days

Posted on January 31, 2012 by SharonJoss

There are days when it certainly seems as if the universe is conspiring against the working writer.  I’m not paranoid, but the last several days have been filled with trips (3) to the vet for regular inoculations, emails from old … Continue reading →

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Digging In

Posted on January 26, 2012 by SharonJoss

Grrrr.  Revisions really get to me.  Progress is slow and unsatisfying.  To me, writing the first words of the story is a bit like horse racing; I’m trying to get my ideas on the page as fast as possible, before … Continue reading →

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The Time Has Come

Posted on January 4, 2012 by SharonJoss

The time has come, to quote the walrus in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass.  In this case, I’m making the final approach to the end of the first draft of GLAMOUR.  I’ve got another eight scenes or so to … Continue reading →

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Fumes as Fuel

Posted on November 6, 2011 by SharonJoss

Okay, as you can tell by the digital badge on the right side of the blog here, I’m NaNoWriMo-ing this month.  NaNoWriMo is the abbreviated term for National Novel Writing Month, a challenge for writers to write every day, with … Continue reading →

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