Place for the Stolen
Like that one guy said: Good writers borrow, great writers steal. Welcome to the place where all things have been lifted, looted, and otherwise pilfered…Remember, possession is 9/10s of the law.
Category: Margaret Atwood
Better Read Millennials, Stephen King’s Ancestors, and a Piece of Writing You’ll Never See
Here’s a round-up of cool reading/writing news that I’ve come across recently and thought you’d enjoy too! According to a new Pew Research Center Study, as Slate reports, Millennials are better read than previous generations. No real surprise that James Patterson is the top-earning writer… Continue Reading “Better Read Millennials, Stephen King’s Ancestors, and a Piece of Writing You’ll Never See”
Myth, History, and Belief Systems
“Ancient myths precede histories and were once thought to be histories. They were thought to be true accounts of important matters.” ~Margaret Atwood, from “Burning Bushes” in In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination I’m part of a couple reading groups on Goodreads.… Continue Reading “Myth, History, and Belief Systems”
World Building vs. Character Building
Today I’m going to follow up on my earlier post about The Year of the Flood. I had talked about Atwood’s world building, which is immersive and draws me right in. She doesn’t info dump, but rather, she gives little glimpses to draw you… Continue Reading “World Building vs. Character Building”
World Building
I’m working my way through Atwood’s The Year of the Flood. The interesting thing to look at is how she built her world. On one hand, she explains very little. She tosses the reader right into the midst of rakunks and a post-apocalyptic world.… Continue Reading “World Building”
Margaret Atwood and Origins
Part mentor post, part Origins Blogfest (this one’s a big ‘un…and how’s that? From no blogfests to two in three days!). In Other Worlds: Science Fiction and the Human Imagination, Atwood has a series of essays about how she came to write science fiction –… Continue Reading “Margaret Atwood and Origins”
Margaret Atwood on Her Creative Process
Okay, here’s a great little interview from Big Think, asking Margaret Atwood all those questions that we writers love to ask other writers…especially those more successful or smarter than us. Something interesting that struck me in her methodology was the ‘rolling barrage’ – because… Continue Reading “Margaret Atwood on Her Creative Process”
You Say To-may-to, I Say To-mah-to: Define Your Terms
“What I mean by ‘science fiction’ is those books that descend from H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds, which treats of an invasion by tentacled, blood-sucking Martians shot to Earth in metal canisters…’speculative fiction’ means plots that descend from Jules Verne’s books about… Continue Reading “You Say To-may-to, I Say To-mah-to: Define Your Terms”
Jenny Maloney
I write dark fiction that my mother hates. I also review mysteries for criminalelement.com. When not writing fiction/reviews, I'm creating plays at Springs Ensemble Theatre in Colorado Springs.
