If the code, “Brent Robison,” were to undergo a random mutation—which in the writing world we call a typo—more likely than not, that “n” in the first name would jump, as even genes sometimes do, to the last name, where, as “Robinson,” it would create a more stable configur...
I adopted a neutral, objective kind of writing, ‘flat’ in the sense that it contained neither metaphors nor signs of emotion. The violence was no longer displayed; it came from the facts themselves and not the writing. Finding the words that contain both reality and the sensation provided ...
surviving off the same minimum wage job, working full time for not a whole lot more than 100,000 yen a month, and still writing and writing, with no idea whether it’s ever going to get me anywhere. My life was like a dusty shelf in an old book store, where ...
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Bob Petersen arrives with his daughter at the Middle-Grade school in Maine where he teaches, expecting another regular day but worried about what recent ominous news reports might portend. Suddenly his school — along with many others across the United States — is under attack. Gunmen burst in...
19.76.B Creative Writing What is creative writing?It is a course devoted to study and apply the methods used in various forms of fiction writing.Writing is a skill of art itself.Activities for this course make an attempt to improve students'ability of word choice,paragraph development,and other...
was poured into the character Jet, who I created when I was still in grade school to help me deal with these emotions. Additionally, there are certain clusters of tropes that I strongly enjoy writing (and reading) because they have parallels to my own experiences, but are removed enough tha...
a creepy corn maze… and daring escapes, lots of bravery, and the forging of strong bonds of friendship. Katherine Arden is the author of the beautiful adult novelsThe Bear and the NightingaleandThe Girl in the Tower. It’s fun to see her turn her writing skill to a middle grade ghost...
I'm not saying this is the reason for *every* bit of slash. And maybe sometimes, the writer doesn't even know the reason why she's focusing on the two characters being together. There are many reasons for writing a relationship for a character or two- you like the characters, you wan...
7.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext? A.Tohonorthosebrilliantsciencefictioncreators. B.Tothinkaboutthepotentialinfluencesofsci-fi. C.Toinspireorscareviewerswithvisionsofthefuture. D.Toencouragereaderstogetstartedwithsciencefiction. C Ibelieveinthepowerofsciencefiction,notjustforitscapacitytoturndrea...