Last week we talked about giving writers feedback. This week we are turning the tables and helping you process all the notes from your beta readers! So, you’ve just drafted your masterpiece. You’ve sent it off to some friends for review and are waiting in terror for their notes. What if they hate it? WhatContinue reading “How to Process Feedback on Your Writing”
Author Archives: Katy Campbell
Bad Dialogue: The Movie
Developing writers often use dialogue as a way to give their audiences every conceivable detail about the fictional world they’ve created. What would happen if we spoke like this in real life? You don’t have to imagine, I’ve made a helpful video for you. What is one mistake you made as a developing writer? AreContinue reading “Bad Dialogue: The Movie”
How to give helpful feedback – without crushing souls
So a writer friend of yours has asked you for feedback on their story. You can feel yourself panicking. How can you be honest without hurting their feelings? I guess you could only comment on what you like, but is that really helpful? Fear not! Dominic and Katy are here to help with some tips for providing clear, positive, and empowering feedback!
Thursday Limerick: Coffee is Life
When I find myself needing some cheer, I do not reach for a beer. There’s only one drink, To pull me from the brink, And that drink is coffee, my dear. I feel like 99.9% of my limericks are about coffee.
A Literary Masterpiece
This story is a sequel to Jake’s New Job. It also references The Smart Home Rebellion. Read at your own risk. “Earthdate April 15th, 7999,” Zultorg dictated. She watched as a perfect transcription appeared in the air before her eyes. The letters were not actually there, of course. They were an illusion created by theContinue reading “A Literary Masterpiece”
Thursday Limerick: Intelligent Whale
There once was an insecure whale. Who thought he could do nothing but fail. He was smarter than he knew, And his confidence grew, When he learned he’d been accepted to Yale. Not sure how he’s going to attend class on land…
Thursday Limerick: After Easter
There once was a fellow named Greg, Who longed for a chocolate egg. He could not recall, Having eaten them all, And so he decided to beg.
Thursday Limerick: Religious Rabbit
There was a religious rabbit, Who decided to don a habit. Could a rabbit endure? The monks were not sure. But he soon was promoted to abbot.
Thursday Limerick: More Evidence that Lobsters are Jerks
There once was a lobster named Brad, Who decided that he would wear plaid. But his fellows mocked, And the lobster was shocked, And continued through life unclad. I don’t know why I am hating on lobsters this week. A lobster never once wronged me, aside from freaking me out slightly at the aquarium. MaybeContinue reading “Thursday Limerick: More Evidence that Lobsters are Jerks”
Short Story: Lobsters are Jerks
This is my most realistic story. Lobster Harry was crammed into a tiny tank at the local Fresh Mart. He shared the already claustrophobic space with a dozen other lobsters. His claws were restrained with rubber bands. He was frightened and hungry and couldn’t stop thinking about his family. Back home on the reef, heContinue reading “Short Story: Lobsters are Jerks”
The Fables of Para Sympan 