by Katherine Villyard | Jul 30, 2006 | short fiction, writing mysticism
It’s fine to have a programmer’s aesthetic when writing fiction. Just make sure you declare your variables and functions up at the top. 😉
by Katherine Villyard | Jul 21, 2006 | selling fiction
Up until this point, I’ve been very firm in the idea that I should not rewrite old stories. (I’m not sure what the definition of “old” is, in this case, but…) Well. I believed quite firmly that “Median Effective Dose” was the...
by Katherine Villyard | Jul 6, 2006 | novels
Deciding a scene needs to be moved to the beginning of the story is one thing, but then there’s rewriting every scene that came after. Oops. But as long as it makes the story better, that’s more important than an increasing wordcount…...
by Katherine Villyard | Jul 1, 2006 | geekiness, life, the universe, and everything
Getting my gallbladder hacked out. I’d hoped, in my naïevete, to get some writing done in the week off work. But no. I also thought that I’d finish an involved novel critique I’m doing for someone, and that was also Not Meant To Be. I should get...