http://www.fictionalworlds.net/ Fictional worlds is a place for writers to learn from my own writing journey and for readers to read my writing. Find a comprehensive, constantly updated list of the best posts here: http://www.squidoo.com/fictionalworlds en Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:09:00 GMT Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:09:00 GMT info@fictionalworlds.net info@fictionalworlds.net http://www.fictionalworlds.net/images/fictionalworlds6.jpg http://www.fictionalworlds.net/ http://www.fictionalworlds.net/falling-behind/ Unfortunately life has gotten in the way of my editing this month. I've begun the second draft of my novel, writing a new first chapter-but life has stalled me. Between... http://www.fictionalworlds.net/falling-behind/#comments http://www.fictionalworlds.net/falling-behind/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:09:00 GMT http://www.fictionalworlds.net/book-review-game-of-thrones/ Instead of today's update, I've decided to write a book review of the book I finished last night, George R. R. Martin's a Game of Thrones. The first thing I'll... http://www.fictionalworlds.net/book-review-game-of-thrones/#comments http://www.fictionalworlds.net/book-review-game-of-thrones/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:03:00 GMT http://www.fictionalworlds.net/prompt-one/ Your goal for this month might be all about editing, but it's always good to keep the writing juices flowing. To help you keep writing, each week there will be... http://www.fictionalworlds.net/prompt-one/#comments http://www.fictionalworlds.net/prompt-one/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:20:00 GMT http://www.fictionalworlds.net/week-one-pep-talkshort-exercise/ The first few days of March have passed, and the first full week of March is about to begin. You may not be where you wanted to be, but remember... http://www.fictionalworlds.net/week-one-pep-talkshort-exercise/#comments http://www.fictionalworlds.net/week-one-pep-talkshort-exercise/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:21:00 GMT http://www.fictionalworlds.net/articles-about-editing/ Every week for the rest of this month, I'm going to post either three or five links to good articles about editing fiction, in the hopes that you'll find the... http://www.fictionalworlds.net/articles-about-editing/#comments http://www.fictionalworlds.net/articles-about-editing/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:38:00 GMT http://www.fictionalworlds.net/editing-exercise-one-overused-words/ Based on what you've read and worked on so far, make a list of five words you think you overuse. You'll probably-especially in a Nanovel-find an overuse of words like... http://www.fictionalworlds.net/editing-exercise-one-overused-words/#comments http://www.fictionalworlds.net/editing-exercise-one-overused-words/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:20:00 GMT http://www.fictionalworlds.net/a-prompt-to-distract-yourself/ Your goal for this month might be all about editing, but it's always good to keep the writing juices flowing. To help you keep writing, each week there will be... http://www.fictionalworlds.net/a-prompt-to-distract-yourself/#comments http://www.fictionalworlds.net/a-prompt-to-distract-yourself/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:39:00 GMT http://www.fictionalworlds.net/editing-workshop-introduction/ Today is the first day of March. It is also the first day of Nanoedmo, a month during which many writers work on editing and some reach for the goal... http://www.fictionalworlds.net/editing-workshop-introduction/#comments http://www.fictionalworlds.net/editing-workshop-introduction/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:12:00 GMT http://www.fictionalworlds.net/5-great-blog-posts/ Nanoedmo is almost upon us, and come Monday I will be posting the beginning of my March editing workshop. In the meantime, here are five great blog posts for you... http://www.fictionalworlds.net/5-great-blog-posts/#comments http://www.fictionalworlds.net/5-great-blog-posts/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:34:00 GMT http://www.fictionalworlds.net/when-you-think-youre-done-something-else-comes-up/ For the last few weeks, I've been working a fair bit on building the world of Tamraq, the world in which my Jihad series takes place. There is so much... http://www.fictionalworlds.net/when-you-think-youre-done-something-else-comes-up/#comments http://www.fictionalworlds.net/when-you-think-youre-done-something-else-comes-up/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:25:00 GMT http://www.fictionalworlds.net/prompt-falling-in-love/ Every Tuesday is going to be prompt day here at Fictional Worlds. These prompts are simple phrases or words meant to trigger an emotional response. You can write anything you... http://www.fictionalworlds.net/prompt-falling-in-love/#comments http://www.fictionalworlds.net/prompt-falling-in-love/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:16:00 GMT http://www.fictionalworlds.net/phoebe-a-cat/ Seven or eight years ago, it's hard to say now, my grandmother took in my aunt&uncle's cat who didn't like other cats. Phoebe was only supposed to stay with her... http://www.fictionalworlds.net/phoebe-a-cat/#comments http://www.fictionalworlds.net/phoebe-a-cat/ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:33:00 GMT http://www.fictionalworlds.net/characterization-workshop-the-end/ Hopefully you've gotten to know your characters better over the last week and gotten used to writing in their voices. These exercises are designed to help you create real characters... http://www.fictionalworlds.net/characterization-workshop-the-end/#comments http://www.fictionalworlds.net/characterization-workshop-the-end/ Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:29:00 GMT http://www.fictionalworlds.net/day-four-final-prompts/ Today you're going to write 300-500 words per character to a prompt of your choice. You can do this as the character freewriting about the topic, or as a scene... http://www.fictionalworlds.net/day-four-final-prompts/#comments http://www.fictionalworlds.net/day-four-final-prompts/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:51:00 GMT http://www.fictionalworlds.net/day-three-character-interviews/ Today you're going to interview each of your characters. Either you, the author, or another character who is involved with your world's media will interview them. Some of the questions... http://www.fictionalworlds.net/day-three-character-interviews/#comments http://www.fictionalworlds.net/day-three-character-interviews/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:29:00 GMT