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Meta Monday 13: A Foundation of Air

illustration by jeloid Fantasy writing must be grounded in both truth and life experience if it is to work. It can be as inventive and creative as the writer can make it, a whirlwind of images and plot twists, but it cannot be built on a foundation of air. – Terry Brooks in The Complete …

January 11, 2010 – 8:00 am | By Keith | Posted in Meta Monday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Meta Monday 12: The Ending of Things

photo by via He who is certain he knows the ending of things when he is only beginning them is either extremely wise or extremely foolish; no matter which is true, he is certainly an unhappy man, for he has put a knife in the heart of wonder. -Tad Williams Bear this in mind, my …

January 4, 2010 – 7:19 am | By Keith | Posted in Advice, GMing, Meta Monday, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Meta Monday 10: Why Women Should Read SFF

photo by John Le When asked why women should read science fiction and fantasy, Ursula K. LeGuin replied: Because it offers alternatives. What any group that is socially oppressed, or marginalized, or not in control, needs is to know that there are other ways to run a society, that the way this society is being …

November 23, 2009 – 12:42 pm | By Keith | Posted in Advice, Creative Life, Meta Monday, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)