Narrating Dreams & Visions (Mythcreants) – Sleep stuff fascinates me! This is a good breakdown of information about things like sleepwalking and sleep paralysis, as well as suggestions about how to write dream sequences and visions. In TKT I actually fall afoul of one of their tips to not change tense or switch between 1st and 3rd POV. […]
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Bethany A. Jennings is a YA fantasy and poetry author of intense, lyrical words that reach the heart and pierce the darkness. In addition to her work as acquisitions editor and author liaison at Uncommon Universes Press, she also runs #WIPjoy, a popular hashtag game for authors. Born in SoCal, Bethany now lives in New England with her husband, four kids, zero pets, and a large and growing collection of imaginary friends.-
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All posts for the month February, 2016
Simmer Starters – February 26, 2016
Posted by Bethany A. Jennings on February 26, 2016
https://simmeringmind.com/simmer-starters-february-26-2016/
The Diversity of Imagination
I love to hear about how radically diverse our souls and minds are, as human beings. It’s part of why I love Myers-Briggs so much. It’s delightful and mind-blowing to me how very differently people can approach similar things! It’s what makes the world exciting and fun, that none of us quite think the same […]
Posted by Bethany A. Jennings on February 24, 2016
https://simmeringmind.com/the-diversity-of-imagination/
Simmer Starters – February 19, 2016
Frank, the Beagle of Unexpected Plot Twists (Janeen Ippolito) – My other links today are kind of heavy, but not this one – enjoy this fun look inside an intuitive writer’s brain. 😀 Is a Surrogate a Mother? (Michelle Goldberg) – Long article that illustrates the kind of moral conundrums and heartbreaking situations we’ve created in […]
Posted by Bethany A. Jennings on February 19, 2016
https://simmeringmind.com/simmer-starters-february-19-2016/
Ah, To Be Shelved With My Own Kind…
Yesterday morning my husband surprised me with a breakfast-and-lunch date, and a trip to Barnes & Noble sandwiched in between. (He’s pretty awesome, if you ask me!) Rambling around the bookstore, I was struck by something I’d never thought about before. There is, of course, the science-fiction and fantasy section – packed to the gills […]
Posted by Bethany A. Jennings on February 16, 2016
https://simmeringmind.com/ah-to-be-shelved-with-my-own-kind/
Simmer Starters – February 13, 2016
Business Musings: Serious Writer Voice (Kristine Kathryn Rusch) – This is a great, encouraging article about how every writer’s books should be different and we don’t all have to follow the same rules. How Atheist Authors Steal From God (Mike Duran) – “You can’t have bad guys without real evil. You can’t have compelling drama without real […]
Posted by Bethany A. Jennings on February 13, 2016
https://simmeringmind.com/simmer-starters-february-13-2016/