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Joanne Anderton
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May 30
Building Working Worlds from Weird Ideas (3 of 3)
Continued from part 1 – So where DO you get your ideas from? and part 2 – Turning ideas into worlds Turning Worlds into Stories You know what’s annoying about thinking in worlds? Worlds are fun and all, but worlds aren’t story. Don’t look at me like that, it’s taken me years to work that one …
May 28
Building Working Worlds from Weird Ideas (2 of 3)
Continued from part 1 – So where DO you get your ideas from? Turning ideas into worlds Thinking in worlds I think in worlds. This means I am incredibly jealous of writers who think in character, plot, or theme, because I never start out with any of those. My ideas, they’re all worlds. Despite my …
May 26
Building Working Worlds from Weird Ideas (1 of 3)
At the conflux writers day in April I gave a ‘Writing Skills’ presentation called Building working worlds from weird ideas. I’m not used to public speaking, and the idea of getting up in front of a hall full of people terrified me, so I knew the only way I was going survive would be to …
May 20
Guardian books! Real books!
Guess what! Guardian is REAL. It’s a BOOK! And it’s beautiful! Don’t believe me? Check it out: Dion Hamill’s artwork is amazing to begin with, and it’s just so rich and vibrant on the cover there. Yes, I’m gushing. I know this. I can’t help it 🙂 Also, Trilogy: TRILOGY. Look at it, all three …
