Five Things Fan Fic
Five Things... is a fanfiction writing form or structure that originated in Smallville fandom in 2001 with the fic Five Things That Aren't True by Basingstoke. The format requires a…
The Five Things Essay
An all-purpose writing prompt to help you find your voice, lose your voice, beat writer's block, or figure out what the hell you want to write about in the first…
Imaginary Worlds: Is Money Ruining Fanfiction?
The world of fanfiction has changed a lot since our 2017 episode, Fanfiction (Don’t Judge.) At the time, I thought that 50 Shades of Gray – the novel that began…
“A Fragment out of Time”, published in 1974. Kirk / Spock.
An interview Diane did a few months before her death:It couldn’t be done, said the others. I don’t know…. But one could give it the ol’ college try. Thinking the…
The One Place I Can’t Go
Spots we’re avoiding in our private maps of the world. {listen}
Writing in Someone Else’s World
I stumbled on a high-pay, low-prestige way to enter the publishing world—and overcame my reservations to make the most of the opportunity. My first book was not what I dreamed…