Monthly Archives: May 2015

Character Letter Writing

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Fraser

Back in the day, I used to listen to a writing podcast put out by Michael Stackpole called the Secrets. It was really good. The site is still up, but I don’t think any of the episodes remain available. There … Continue reading →

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Mad Max: Fury Road

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Fraser

I’m still kind of bathing in the afterglow. For me, Mad Max: Fury Road was as much an experience as a movie. I was just so astounded and invested by what was happening up there on the screen, I really … Continue reading →

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Fiction Friday: The Boltcutter – Alor

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Fraser

The Boltcutter: Alor The “Arrivals” area at that East African airport consisted of one small room. After each flight, bodies packed it. One of the four ceiling fans turned slowly, uncertainly, a fair wobble as it rotated. The other three showed … Continue reading →

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Outlining and Inspiration

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Fraser

I’ve spoken about my writing process before and I am a planner. I need to outline my stories and novels or else they just keep drifting along, trying to find an ending, but instead always finding different ideas and conflicts … Continue reading →

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Happy Victoria Day

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Fraser

To all my Canadian brethren, I hope you enjoying the first long weekend of the summer. When this goes live, I’ll be on my way back from Halifax after attending my wife’s convocation. Not a bad way to celebrate, if … Continue reading →

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Storyteller Tools Review

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Fraser

I’ve been writing for more than half my life time. My first publication credit was in 1994. When I got started, in university, I read voraciously about the process of creative writing. I spoke with other writers. I belonged to … Continue reading →

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X-Men: Days of Future Past

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Fraser

So, I finally saw X-Men: Days of Future Past thanks to it being on Netflix. I have to say, while I enjoyed the movie, I wasn’t that impressed with it. I had been thrilled with X-Men: First Class when it … Continue reading →

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Vision for Fiction

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Fraser

Listening to Slate’s Money podcast, Carl Richards was speaking about one page financial planning, which in itself sounded fascinating (seriously, it sounds like something imminently sensible as a first step) and he was talking about vision. Why are you investing? … Continue reading →

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Disney’s the Black Hole

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Fraser

Every weekend I’m watching a movie with my daughters, six and eight. Their mom isn’t exactly thrilled, especially when it’s a beautiful day out, but we spent the late morning and the hour after lunch cleaning up the yard and … Continue reading →

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