The Future as Location (What does it look like?) by Anatomy of Perceval on Feb 26, 2010 in Fiction Writing the future characters in future Evan Quinn future as setting novels Perceval science fiction technology We live in the future of the past. Houses look much the same as they did 50 or 60 years ago, with some exceptions. Infrastructure looks much the same. Airplanes, cars and trains look much the same. In order to break free of the present world,...
The Nitty-Gritty: Organizing the Perceval Series for Consistency, etc. by Anatomy of Perceval on Feb 19, 2010 in Fiction The Writing Life Writing the future 2048 consistency Evan Quinn imagination novels organization Perceval series of novels Since March 2008, I haven’t written much on the Perceval series of novels due to the interference of life concerns and issues. These things happen. Recently, ideas for the series started to trickle into my mind as if saying, OK, maybe it...
Theme: What’s It All Mean? by Anatomy of Perceval on Feb 12, 2010 in Fiction The Writing Life Writing Dealing with rejection novel Perceval short story theme of a story Consideration of theme comes last in the writing process. I usually don’t think much about it for a long time even after I’ve finished writing a story. For the Perceval series, each book has a theme and then an overall theme threads...
The Past in “Battlestar Galactica” by Anatomy of Perceval on Jan 22, 2010 in Fiction Uncategorized Writing the future Battlestar Galactica imagination novels. movies Perceval science fiction on TV the past as science fiction My scientist friend suggested at the end of last year that I might enjoy the science fiction cable TV show Battlestar Galactica. I don’t subscribe to cable but by that time, the first three seasons were out on DVD, so I began at the beginning...
The Three P’s by Anatomy of Perceval on Jan 15, 2010 in Fiction Marketing The Writing Life Writing be a bulldog dealing with failure Dealing with rejection patience Perceval perseverance persistence Robert Dugoni Just what I needed right now: a pep talk via an article entitled “Don’t be afraid of striking out” by Robert Dugoni in the February 2010 issue of The Writer. The relevant quote for me: “Writing is also a profession of failu...
Organizing a Society by Anatomy of Perceval on Dec 20, 2009 in Fiction Writing the future creating a fictional society novels organizing a fictional society Perceval One night in the hospital, I could not sleep. I lay staring at the ceiling, listening to the nurses at their station near my room and the even breathing of my sleeping roomate. I challenged myself to write something in my mind, to play in my mind...
Update on “Two Years and Counting” by Anatomy of Perceval on Nov 13, 2009 in Fiction Marketing The Writing Life Updates Writing accomplishments essays novels Perceval short stories The holidays fast approach, the new year is only weeks away. I’ve slogged along with my projects and am ready to update my “To Do” list: The Blog Itself: After reviewing many, many themes here at WordPress, I decided that I wanted...
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