Monthly Archives: November 2019

How to Dunk Your Reader in the Details (Figuratively)

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Cat

I’m finishing up converting the workshop I did at Surrey International Writers Conference a month or so ago, Dunking Your Readers in the Details, as an on-demand class. That class was in turn based on an hourlong online writing class I did for Greg Wilson’s Twitch channel a few months ago.

The class has been fun to put together. Over the course of being taught multiple times, it’s evolved to a point where it presents a dozen tools for writing more immersive worlds, and includes several exercises to allow you to test out the different techniques and see what works for you.

Curious about it? Here’s the section on prioritizing the senses.
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Cat Rambo Award Eligibility for 2019

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Cat

It’s that time of year again when I urge my students and mentees not to be shy about spreading word of the great stuff they’ve done over the course of the year. I’ve blogged before about how important it is … Continue reading →

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Round-up of Awards Posts by F&SF Writers, Editors, and Publishers for 2019

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Cat

Once again I have created this post for consolidating fantasy and science fiction award eligibility round-ups. Here are the rules. I prefer to link to, in order of preference: Your blog post listing what you published that is eligible Your … Continue reading →

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