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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Writing: Your Characters Must Earn (or Have Earned) Their Skills
If you want your reader to believe in your make-believe world and suspend disbelief, make sure to show that your characters have earned their skills, knowledge, and powers. Michael Jordan is quite possibly the world’s greatest, most skilled basketball player. … Continue reading
Posted in Character Development, The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe
Tagged angel, author, Avengers, Bilbo Baggins, comic books, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, Gandalf, guardian angel, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, hobbit, horror, M. B. Weston, Michael Jordan, Obi-Wan Kenobi, paranormal, publishing, science fiction, speaker, steampunk, Suspension of disbelief, warfare, writing
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My Sunday NecronomiCon Panel/Signing Schedule–St. Petersburg, FL
Today at NecronomiCon, I’m panel free. I will be signing the remainder of my stash of books until 2:00pm, so make sure to hurry over. Be sure to check out my Sample Sunday chapter: Out of the Shadows–Chapter 13! Never … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances & Signings, News & Events
Tagged angel, author, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, guardian angel, M. B. Weston, NecronomiCon, publishing, speaker, warfare, writing
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Sample Sunday: Out of the Shadows–Chapter 13
For today’s writing sample, I’m including a pivotal scene from my second novel, The Elysian Chronicles: Out of the Shadows. A few things to note: Out of the Shadows (and A Prophecy Forgotten) take place in two dimensions. In this … Continue reading
My Saturday NecronomiCon Panel/Signing Schedule–St. Petersburg, FL
This weekend, I am speaking on panels and signing books at NecronomiCon at the Hilton Bayfront in St. Petersburg, FL. My Panel Schedule for today is as follows: DAY TIME ROOM EVENT NAME Saturday 9:00:00 AM ST PETE 2 Getting … Continue reading
My Friday NecronomiCon Panel/Signing Schedule–St. Petersburg, FL
This weekend, I am speaking on panels and signing books at NecronomiCon at the Hilton Bayfront in St. Petersburg, FL. PLEASE NOTE: We had a little problem with the book shipments for this weekend. (And this has nothing to do … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances & Signings, News & Events
Tagged angel, author, Dragon Con, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, guardian angel, Krispy Kreme, M. B. Weston, NecronomiCon, Necronomicon convention, publishing, speaker, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg Florida, Starbucks, steampunk, Suspension of disbelief, warfare, writing
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Writing: Use Realistic Numbers, Sizes, and Time Limits
Both mainstream and speculative writers need to make sure they do their research on numbers, spaces, sizes, and time limits. If your readers don’t trust your numbers, they won’t trust you, nor will they suspend their disbelief for you again. … Continue reading
Posted in The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe
Tagged advance readers, angel, author, beta readers, comic books, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, guardian angel, horror, M. B. Weston, paranormal, publishing, science fiction, speaker, Speculative fiction, steampunk, Suspension of disbelief, warfare, writing
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Writing: Keeping Character Confrontation Results Realistic
If you don’t prove your character deserves to win, no amount of writing technique is going to get your readers to suspend disbelief and buy into your story. Picture a baseball field. Imagine that Roger Clemons has taken the mound. … Continue reading
Posted in Character Development, The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe
Tagged angel, author, Avengers, Bilbo Baggins, comic books, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, Gandalf, guardian angel, Harry Potter, horror, James Bond, Loki, M. B. Weston, Mike Tyson, paranormal, Peyton Manning, publishing, Rocky, science fiction, speaker, steampunk, Superman, Suspension of disbelief, Terminator, Thor, Voldemort, warfare, writing
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Writing: Why the Laws of Thermodynamics Are Important to Your Story
Even writers of epic fantasy stories need to be grounded in a good understanding of the effects of the three laws of thermodynamics. In Back to the Future 3, Marty McFly finds himself trapped in the Wild West during the … Continue reading
Posted in The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe
Tagged angel, author, back to the future, Bat Man, comic books, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, Fellowship of the Ring, Gamp’s Law of Elemental Transfiguration, Gandalf, guardian angel, hobbit, horror, Iron Man, J. R. R. Tolkien, JK Rowling, JRR Tolkien, Laws of Thermodynamics, Lord of the Rings, M. B. Weston, paranormal, Potterverse, publishing, science fiction, Second Law of Thermodynamics, speaker, steampunk, Superman, Suspension of disbelief, The Hobbit, time machine, Tolkien, Unicorns, warfare, writing
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Writing: How to Govern Your Make-Believe Elements
Even if you are writing speculative fiction that defies the laws of physics, you must give yourself boundaries. Otherwise, you will destroy your story. When I was growing up, I had a few favorite movies that I watched over and … Continue reading
Posted in The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe
Tagged Albus Dumbledore, angel, author, Captain America, comic books, Dark Crystal, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, guardian angel, horror, Iron Man, Lois Lane, M. B. Weston, paranormal, publishing, science fiction, speaker, Speculative fiction, Star Wars, steampunk, Superman, Suspension of disbelief, Thor, Tony Stark, warfare, writing
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Sample Sunday: Out of the Shadows–Chapter 5
My second novel, The Elysian Chronicles: Out of the Shadows, took much more work than A Prophecy Forgotten. Out of the Shadows is the complex, middle-of-a-trilogy book with several characters experiencing the peak of their development. I created character charts … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Works by M. B. Weston, The Elysian Chronicles
Tagged angel, author, cherubian, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, guardian angel, M. B. Weston, mornacht, publishing, speaker, warfare, writing
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