Activity for Anna M
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edit | Post #10674 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #7855 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #7372 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #7293 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #7239 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Answer | — |
A: What are some strategies for surprising the reader? When I think about books which have truly surprised me with unexpected discoveries, they are usually books that avoid obvious genre tropes. When Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice, readers were probably surprised along with Elizabeth to discover that Mr. Darcy was actually a much better man than G... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
| Answer | — |
A: Basing fiction on personal life When writers base fiction too closely on their own experiences, they can sometimes lose the ability to truly play with the story. I think this is because they are not consciously making as many decisions as a writer of "pure" fiction. They can be tempted to simply record what happened in real life (a... (more) |
— | almost 11 years ago |
| Answer | — |
A: Getting details of a past century right There are different schools of thought on how masterful and complete a writer's knowledge/research should be, and I think they often correlate to how seriously you want your work to be taken. Are you trying to simply write a more "commercial," non-lasting book that will provide a bit of fun and enter... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |
| Question | — |
Does submitting multiple pieces to professional magazines (and being turned down) hurt chances of later stories that may be better-written? When I first started focusing on short stories, I submitted to a range of top professional magazines (Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, etc.). I wasn't surprised to be rejected, but now I wonder if after rejecting a few pieces from me, they will attach a negative note or connotation to my name that cou... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |
| Answer | — |
A: Does this riddle abuse language to make it fit into verse? Line three has a nice ring to it. The line that tripped me up is four, because the verbs temporarily confused me. "Scars" could be either a verb or noun, so my brain was kind of expecting one thing and got another. The line is also ambiguous (maybe your intention?). I'm not 100% sure whether you mea... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |