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Category Archives: The World of Fantasy & Science Fiction
Guest Blog Post: Urban or Epic? By Gail Z. Martin
My friend, author Gail Z. Martin, offered to do a guest post on my blog for her Days of the Dead blog tour. She is an amazing writer and person, and I encourage everyone to check out her work. Urban … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: on Muses, Weapons & Continuity – 02/23/15
Amazing things have happened in last night’s writing session. First, the muse has finally decided to actually feed me ideas while I’m seated at my computer instead of throwing me random bits here in there when I can’t jot any … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 02/04/15
The muse actually paid me a visit last night! And this time, I had some paper near me with which to jot it all down! (Unlike last time she showed up and I left her alone in the hotel lobby … Continue reading
Video: M. B. Weston Interviews D. Alan Lewis – The Lightning Bolts of Zeus
I was able to sit down for a short interview with D. Alan Lewis and chat with him about his new steampunk adventure, The Lightning Bolts of Zeus! Click here for more information about the Lightning Bolts of Zeus! See the interview … Continue reading
Video: M. B. Weston Interviews J. L. Mulvihill – The Lost Daughter of Easa
I was able to sit down with author J. L. Mulvihill and discuss her young adult fantasy novel, The Lost Daughter of Easa, a story about a young girl who falls through a portal into another world and wakes up with no … Continue reading
Video: M. B. Weston Interviews Alexander S. Brown For Dark Oak Press
I was able to sit down and do a short interview with horror author, Alexander S. Brown, about his new steampunk short story, “Indestructible.” The story is one of many in the steampunk superhero anthology Capes and Clockwork, which was edited by D. Alan … Continue reading
How to Distract a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writer in Ten Easy Steps
I posted this on my Facebook page Thursday night, and it got good reviews so I figured I would post it here as well. How to distract a science fiction/fantasy writer in 10 easy steps: I am really annoyed with … Continue reading
Understanding the Suspension of Disbelief
Making Make-Believe Believable: Getting your reader to suspend his or her disbelief is key to writing make-believe. First you have to understand the reader’s expectations. One of my favorite scenes in Peter Pan is the scene where Tinkerbell almost dies … Continue reading
Posted in The World of Fantasy & Science Fiction, The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe
Tagged angel, author, comic books, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, guardian angel, horror, Ian Fleming, J. K. Rowling, James Bond, M. B. Weston, paranormal, Peter Pan, publishing, science fiction, speaker, Speculative fiction, steampunk, Suspension of disbelief, Tinker Bell, warfare, writing
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The Magic of a Good Story
Making Make-Believe Believable: A story’s true magic has nothing to do with fantasy elements. Don’t neglect the essence of storytelling simply because you write speculative fiction. First and foremost, it’s important to understand why people read fiction. Readers want to … Continue reading
Posted in Character Development, Description, Plot & Structure, The World of Fantasy & Science Fiction, The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe
Tagged angel, author, Character development, Clash of the Titans, comic books, Conan, Description, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, guardian angel, horror, James Bond, Krull, M. B. Weston, paranormal, Plot, publishing, science fiction, setting, speaker, Speculative fiction, steampunk, warfare, writing
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New Writing Series: Making Make-Believe Believable
How to write fantasy, science-fiction, steampunk, comic book heroes, paranormal, and horror in such a way that even “muggles” will want to read it. I’m going to begin an extensive writing series called Making Make-Believe Believable. My goal is to … Continue reading
Posted in The World of Fantasy & Science Fiction, The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe
Tagged angel, author, comic book heroes, comic books, comic heroes, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, fiction, guardian angel, horror, James Bond, M. B. Weston, mainstream fiction, paranormal, publishing, science fiction, speaker, Speculative fiction, steampunk, warfare, Writer, writing
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