Wordless Wednesday 7
07/30/2014 3 Comments
The Writing Process Blog Tour (Hannah Givens)
07/29/2014 Leave a comment
Here is Hannah’s response on the Writing Process Blog Tour! Like me, she hit on blogging and fiction… she went for a third, however, and added her history writing!
I didn’t cover how I do research/history writing (as a fellow history major!) but I noticed many similarities. How I learned to work on history also informs a lot of how I write other things now, especially blog posts. Collect what you’re going to talk about, your outside sources (or links), and then outline, and then write. By the time you’re writing, it can be a breeze!
Also – I love the Writing Process as shown in pictures of Robert Downey Jr. – worth checking out her post just for this!
I was tagged for the Writing Process Blog Tour by CompGeekDavid of DBCII and Comparative Geeks! I appreciate it very much, and I really enjoy both those blogs, check them out!
The rules for the tour are simple:
- Link to the previous blogger
- Answer the four writing-process-related questions
- Nominate/tag three more bloggers
Here are my nominees before I get going. I tried to pick people who haven’t been tagged yet… If you don’t do awards or chain posts (or have already done this one), no worries, just consider this a shout-out.
- Nerd in the Brain. This awesome geeky blog posts several times a day, and I’d love to know how Emily gets it done!
- Only Fragments. I haven’t been following this blog for long and I’m still figuring out what goes on, but basically there are stories and poems about the same two characters in any number…
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Meme Monday 6 – Heavy in Your Arms
07/28/2014 Leave a comment
Recently on my post on Florence & the Machine, there were some Doctor Who connections in the form of a meme… and in the comments, I got the idea for another one. Everyone really liked the song “Heavy in your arms” in the comments, so… enjoy!
A Year and a Half of Comparative Geeks! (The Sunday Re-Blog)
07/27/2014 1 Comment
This last week was the 18-month mark for Comparative Geeks! I did some more reflecting on some of the new top posts – as well as some of the posts that could use some more love. It was interesting to look at both segments!
I like enjoying these small milestones, to remember how much we have accomplished in this time! 475 posts, and consistently posting 6 posts a week, has been a lot of work, and very rewarding. Thank you to all of you, our readers and commenters and followers and friends.
Last year at the six-month mark, I did a post highlighting our top posts and topics thus far. Many of those posts are still top posts, because they keep getting search engine hits. However, we have a few new contenders top posts that I would like to highlight – beyond the Illuminati post I referenced the other day.
Then I thought I would share a few of the posts that have barely been touched. Sure, there’s a lot of those – and a lot of them make sense. There’s our failed Trailer Watch category – those never did well. And there are…
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Six Word Saturday 6
07/26/2014 1 Comment
This week, I was trying to think of an epic Science Fiction story to tell in six words. What do you think?
In trying to think of how to tell a complete story, beyond just my idea before of the beginning, middle, and end, I thought back to the 5 W’s:
- Who
- What
- Where
- When
- Why
You can add How if you like. But then, if you do add How, you have six questions to answer in six words. So I guess in part my question is: did I do it?
For instance, with “two lovers,” there’s two words that describe not only Who, but is a defined relationship, which gives you some of the What and Why. Meanwhile, “the multiverse” gives you the Where and, in some ways, a nebulous When as well. And with “infinite combinations,” I try to answer (while also leaving open) some answers to What, Why, and How. Kind of? It’s six words.
I thought I would use this setup for a different one as well:
[tweet https://twitter.com/dbc_ii/status/492824148620890112]Similar construction, very different story!
Next week, I’d like to try some of the same thing with Fantasy.
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