Fantasy:
Horror:
Poetry:
How-to
Haiku
By Jennifer St.
Clair Bush
Romance:
Science
Fiction:
Stage &
Screen:
Suspense
& Mystery:
Young Adult
& Children:
Young
Writer's Scene:
Vision is
the art of
seeing the invisible.
Jonathan
Swift,
Thoughts on Various Subjects; from Miscellanies (1711)
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Welcome
to the second edition of Holly Lisle's Vision: A Resource for
Writers. We had a wonderful
response to the first issue, which is available Adobe Acrobat and Palm Systems
downloadable versions. I hope that you enjoy this one as well.
Vision
is a bi-monthly E-Magazine, and our next issue will be published on May
1, 2001. Vision
is also an extension of the Forward Motion
Writer's
Community. All
material presented here is written by members of Forward Motion.
In
this issue you will find:
Feature
articles on:
Genre
Related Articles:
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Fantasy:
Look into animal
behavior to create a creature that
is more than just a man in a funny-looking skin. (A
Man in Beast's Clothing) |
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Horror: How
do you define horror? Teresa Hopper takes a look at why she
changed her parameters. (What
Is Horror Fiction?) |
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Poetry: Haiku
is one of the shortest forms of poetry, and is very popular!
Learn some of the history and join in the Haiku exercises on the
Forward Motion Poetry Board. (How-to
Haiku) |
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Romance: Not
doing background work on your setting can lead to appalling
problems. (Research Flaws in
Romance Novels) |
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Science
Fiction: Time
and distance has a lot of potential for storytelling in the SF
universe (Tuning
the Universe) |
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Stage
and Script: How
to integrate the important aspects of your story for the most
powerful presentation. (The
Dual Landscape of Plot and Story) |
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Suspense
and Mystery: How
to set up believable motives and events for suspense and
mystery manuscripts. (Scene
of the Crime) |
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Young
Adult and Children: If
you think writing for children and young adults is easier than
adult novels, read this article. (A
Question of Style) |
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Young
Writer's Scene: One
of the most difficult problems for writers to overcome is that
little voice inside casting doubt. (Befriending
the Internal Editor) |
And
other articles:
Downloadable
versions of Vision
(Adobe Acrobat and Palm Systems)
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