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[Claudie]

My not-so-special trick to help me when I get stuck planning: http://claudiea.blogspot.com/2011/01/un ... tline.html

[Watcher55]

A Secret To Rising Above...
http://lifein11d.blogspot.com/2011/01/s ... above.html

The voices will speak later. For now - enjoy.

[Sommer Leigh]

He updated his Facebook status before laying siege to my town.
http://sommerleigh.com/?p=1977

[Aimée]

What I learned from taking a break from writing. Link is in the signature!

[gilesth]

Today I wrote a review of the new Narnia movie.

High Aspirations: Movie Review: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader http://bit.ly/fsKu8X

[Margo]

A post pointing to...someone else's fabulous post on basic short story structure...AND a question for other writers with stories set in an urban environment...

http://urbanpsychopomp.blogspot.com/201 ... rnson.html

[Guardian]

Margo. There is a surplus: http://http.com// in the "Kay Patterson" reference link.

How much do you really know about how a city works, how people influence and are influenced by a city, and what the problems of a city are?

I believe it depends on the story. I used to write and detail how the city works, how people influeced by a city (Usually in fantasy), but sometimes I skip this sort of descriptions as it's meaningless in the story (Usually in sci-fi). Urban fantasy... well, it's also depends on your story. I've read some really good urban fantasies where the city was actually a tertiary background element. And I also read some where the detailed city was a primary element.

[Margo]

Margo. There is a surplus: http://http.com// in the "Kay Patterson" reference link.

Ah, thank you. Fixed that now.

...but sometimes I skip this sort of descriptions as it's meaningless in the story (Usually in sci-fi). Urban fantasy... well, it's also depends on your story. I've read some really good urban fantasies where the city was actually a tertiary background element. And I also read some where the detailed city was a primary element.

Hmm, I think you might misunderstand what I'm intending with this. It's not about description or detail level. It's about where or not the urban environment is going to realistically affect the plot and mirror the internal conflict.

[Claudie]

What I learned from my first dip in Terry Pratchett's Universe: http://claudiea.blogspot.com/2011/01/my ... verse.html

[Claudie]

The Benefit of a Short Walk: http://claudiea.blogspot.com/2011/01/be ... -walk.html

I love walking. :)

[Watcher55]

Unbundling Step 3: A Week From Now…

http://lifein11d.blogspot.com/2011/01/u ... m-now.html

[jkmcdonnell]

Using & Abusing Your Characters - Pt. 2: Stupidity and torture
http://littolearnby.blogspot.com/2011/0 ... -pt-2.html

[Sommer Leigh]

Writing Software Reviews: Scrivener for Windows http://sommerleigh.com/?p=1989

[Watcher55]

For Queensland…

http://lifein11d.blogspot.com/2011/01/f ... sland.html

[Margo]

The first in a short series of posts on the workings and issues of a city and how to use these as a mirror for the characters' internal conflict. This one focuses on environmental concerns in a city:

http://urbanpsychopomp.blogspot.com/201 ... art-1.html

Really excited that later this month I'll be having two great guest posts on the dystopian city and the historical city!