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Seth Mullins
Member since 28th November 2005
Occupation: Author Seth Mullins is the author of "Song of an Untamed Land", a novel of speculative fantasy in lawless frontier territory. His nonfiction includes dissertations on the craft of writing, as well as the inner meanings of mythic and fantasy stories.
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15th December 2005
One curse of the modern world is to always keep us busy. Playtime is generally the priviledge of children. So are flights of fancy. Adults are supposed to be productive, and the products of the imagination aren't concrete enough to hold much weight in our...
Views: 220
15th December 2005
The speed of the internet has profoundly changed many (or most) people's perceptions of writing and publishing. It has affected our sense of TIME.
Everything is accelerated. If we can copy and paste a story or article and submit it via e-mail within a ...
Views: 179
15th December 2005
I remember well the night I first heard Nirvana. I was sunk in wretched and ugly despondency, not wanting to talk to anyone and hating myself. I couldn't discern or articulate my inner state, even to myself. There was no separating cause and effect. Then ...
Views: 207
13th December 2005
So it's your dream to write novels? Be a freelance writer and make a living off of your articles? Or maybe you nurture an ambition to write and sell enough short fiction to put bread on the table, like those writers of the golden age of the pulps?
Well...
Views: 274
12th December 2005
It's a long road we writers travel between our initial ideas and a fully realized novel or even a short story. Few of us possess the genius to fully flesh out every aspect – from character development and plot weaving down to the gritty details of setting...
Views: 218
10th December 2005
When I talk to new writers who are trying to interest an agent and/or publisher in their work, I can't help thinking that their ambition is a little misguided.
True, agents remain the gatekeepers of the major publishing houses, most of whom no longer l...
Views: 213
09th December 2005
By now most of you are probably aware of the current buzz across the internet: writing articles about your area of expertise is one of the best ways to build name recognition and web presence. If you can communicate your ideas and information well in a sh...
Views: 266
07th December 2005
No, the above title was not taken from a tabloid headline (though I wouldn't be too surprised if there WAS one). Rather I'm making a nod to a time-honored technique of good fantasy fiction: playing with the mind's normal associations, in the hope that rea...
Views: 586
02nd December 2005
Eras come and go, and fantasy tales continue to be spun. New authors continue from the horizons where others have retired; it reminds me of the passing of a torch. Sometimes its been a raging firebrand and at other times a barely-smoking wick.
Slowly, ...
Views: 251
28th November 2005
Writing without an Outline
The very notion of beginning a novel - and setting down those first few paragraphs out of a projected thousand or so – can be intimidating enough to deter many people from ever making the attempt. The time and energy required...
Views: 256
28th November 2005
I've seen more than a few intended, hopeful novels abandoned before they'd had a chance at life. In most cases the writers floundered at the planning stage without even setting pen to paper. They'd worried that there wasn't enough substance to the story; ...
Views: 239
28th November 2005
When people create with their eyes on the market, their artistry suffers. Writers should realize that popularity trends are constantly changing anyway, and stay focused upon their vision – trusting that what inspires them will be of interest to others als...
Views: 209
28th November 2005
Take a cue from the popularity of exposés and tabloids: the best way for readers to escape the problems and concerns of their own lives is to delve into the messy dramas surrounding others. This sort of fixation is not unique to modern culture, either. Th...
Views: 79
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