Producer and director Mary Haarmeyer is a screenwriter with 11 screenplays to her credit who makes her home in Lovington, New Mexico. She has won awards for her scripts since 2007, including first place in the screenplay category of the…
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One Thing All Societies Share
Storytelling is the great common denominator.
Compelling Covers: Would You Buy These Books by Their Covers?
In my research to help create my own book cover, I’ve collected sample covers that catch my eye. I’m also trying to be more aware of my own book-choosing habits, which include being sucked in by an intriguing cover and…
Tagged with: book cover design, book-choosing habits, compelling book covers, Darth Vader, Ian Doescher, Morgan Nyberg, parody, post-apocalyptic, Richard Ellis Preston Jr., Romulus Buckle, Since Tomorrow, Star Wars, steampunk, The Chronicles of the Pneumatic Zeppelin, William Shakespeare's Star Wars
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Posted in Compelling Book Covers
Where Do I Get the Magic Ring?
Great advice — I can work on the first four points — but where-oh-where can I obtain my very own magic ring? Really.
Tagged with: Garth Nix, hand quote, imagination, magic, quotes, Shared Worlds, writing advice, writing quotes
Posted in Quotes, Writing Advice
Posted in Quotes, Writing Advice
The Power of Words
Tagged with: Patrick Rothfuss, power of words, The Name of the Wind, writing quotes
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Posted in Quotes
Anatomy of a Monster
Here’s a spreadsheet with points to consider when creating a monster character. Do you have suggestions for changes? If you let me know, I’ll update the spreadsheet and keep it on my resources page.
Tagged with: creating characters, creating monsters, Speculative Fiction, speculative fiction writers, writing advice
Posted in Writing Advice, Writing Fiction
Posted in Writing Advice, Writing Fiction
Trust Your Imagination
Tagged with: imagination, Karin Tidbeck, quotes, Shared Worlds, writing advice
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Posted in Quotes, Writing Advice
Compelling Covers: Would You Buy These Books by Their Covers?
The first draft of my dark fantasy novel The Last Bonekeeper is done. I’ve drawn maps of the forest and the fortress city where the story takes place. I’ve written over a dozen short stories in the same universe as an exercise…
Tagged with: book cover design, book-choosing habits, Brood of Bones, compelling book covers, The Darwin Elevator, The Write Practice, Velvet Dogma
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Posted in Compelling Book Covers
The Progression of Special to Ordinary
Is everything in our lives destined to become ordinary?
Tagged with: Christopher Vogler, destiny, journeys, ordinary world, point of view, quotes
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Posted in Quotes
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