I like diversifying myself as much as possible as a writer, both in my fiction and nonfiction work. This means expanding my experience in different genres, industries, story lengths, formats, and styles. It’s a way to stretch myself, a way to push myself beyond current limits and reach for new…
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Write Strong Guest Post: Fantastically Fit
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by Molly Tanzer I’ve always hated cardio. So why, this summer, did I train for (and complete) my first triathlon? My fitness (and philosophical) nonpareil is Conan the Cimmerian. That guy is strong. And tough, and nimble, and flexible. Even better, to my mind at least: he maintains his level…
Comments closedToday’s post is part of the ongoing Grey Matter Press Uncovering Evil Blog Tour! Visit Grey Matter Press to check out entries from many other authors! In “The Queen of Thermodynamic Equilibrium,” my short story in the Grey Matter Press anthology, Equilibrium Overturned, two of the main characters get accused…
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by Catherine Schaff-Stump I am a Weight Watcher. I have been a Weight Watcher for years, having reached my goal weight about three times. Why have I gained weight back? Well, there are these periods of time when I stop following Weight Watchers. That seems to be a battle that…
Comments closedGuest Post: J M McDermott on megacorps, Cinderella, and his latest Kickstarter endeavor
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In the future, one corporation will rise up and consume the others into a hulking monstrosity. It will likely begin inside the border of either Russia or China or the United States, where the oligarchs that quietly rule our kingdoms will merge political authority with corporate economics until there is…
Comments closedby Catherine Schaff-Stump As a kid, I hated PE. I hated the idea of running, jumping jacks, and dodge ball. In fact, if it had anything to do with physical exercise, I could be counted on to dislike it and be bad at it. Funny how some things could distract…
Comments closedby Jamie Todd Rubin The only time I ever attended Boskone, back in the winter of 2008, I remember my good friend, and mentor, Michael Burstein telling me that I should do a panel on physical fitness for writers. I was in pretty good shape at the time, but I’d…
1 Commentby KC Shaw I first realized how much physical activity helps my writing in 2008, when I participated in the 3-Day Novel Contest. The contest runs every year over Labor Day weekend. Participants write a short novel in three days. By Saturday afternoon I’d written over 10,000 words and my brain felt like mush. I’d…
Comments closedby E. C. Ambrose When I was a kid, the only test I ever failed was the President’s Physical Fitness Test. Like many writers, I was introverted, non-athletic, and not exactly a stand-out player among my peers (when they even let me be on their team). Nowadays, I’m one of the…
Comments closedby Beth Cato I’m the crazy person who hikes in the desert near my home when it’s still 115-degrees out. This is my place to ponder plot holes and promotional efforts. I might be crazy to take these walks, but I’m not stupid. I drink several cups of cold water…
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