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What assumptions are you making without letting me know?

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Susan NC Price

I got into an interesting correspondence conversation with a friend-of-a-friend after my last post, on the importance of accuracy even in tangential details. In the course of a discussion of how much “factual” leeway one should grant writers of fantasy, … Continue reading →

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Guerrilla writing … or how to get back into the habit

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Susan NC Price

Until recently, I’d posted nothing here for months—all of the last 6 months of 2012, really. My pets column hit an all-time low for posts per week, month and year from spring through summer. And I’d done nearly no new … Continue reading →

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Conflict can be a good thing

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Susan NC Price

In real life, I think of myself as preferring to avoid conflict when I can, but conflict is the engine that drives story. As a writer, I need conflict—and if you write, you do too. The thing is, I say … Continue reading →

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The Missing Dwarven Phaser

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Susan NC Price

I also blog on a shared blog, The Missing Dwarven Phaser. The name reflects the origin of the project: a writers group that wants to push its members to share their writings and begin to build a platform for future … Continue reading →

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