Alma Thinks... Alma's Books Writing Quarantine Diaries: The time to create Fractured Fairy Tales November 11, 2020June 9, 2021Alma Alexander We all grew up fairy tales, You are never too old for fairy tales – or, maybe, some day you will be old enough to read them properly. So I’ve…Continue readingQuarantine Diaries: The time to create Fractured Fairy Tales
Alma Thinks... Alma's Books Alma's Worlds world building Writing The seventh day I rested: A history of a world’s creation November 8, 2020June 9, 2021Alma Alexander Life goes in circles Twenty years ago I wrote down a list of short character sketches – nine little girls, nameless, contextless, just nine characters in search of a plot.…Continue readingThe seventh day I rested: A history of a world’s creation
Alma Thinks... Alma's Books Alma's Worlds Writing Writing School When the author realizes what her book means October 29, 2020June 9, 2021Alma Alexander Often an author doesn’t know what a novel is really about, what it means. That’s up to the reader. When writing it, the author is focusing on the story –…Continue readingWhen the author realizes what her book means
Alma Thinks... Alma's Books Writing And in 2021 I will have for you … October 21, 2020June 9, 2021Alma Alexander Artist in Residence, Quarantine Diaries I’ve been deep in the throes of plotting and planning and behind-the-scenes stuff, so let me bring you up to speed. My newest novel, ‘The…Continue readingAnd in 2021 I will have for you …
Alma Thinks... Alma's Books world building Writing Wordbuilding: From one scene to a finished novel October 18, 2020June 9, 2021Alma Alexander The making of ‘Changer of Days’ I am used to this – or I should be, it’s happened to me often enough. A character steps out of the ether, introduces…Continue readingWordbuilding: From one scene to a finished novel
Alma Thinks... world building Writing Writing School Worldbuilding ‘The Were Chronicles’, Book by Book October 11, 2020Deck Deckert ‘Random’ the first book in ‘The Were Chronicles’ triptych of novels, literally started as a short story aimed at an anthology which wanted to deal with “Were” things which were…Continue readingWorldbuilding ‘The Were Chronicles’, Book by Book
Alma Thinks... Writing Quarantine Diaries: Reflections on a writer’s legacy October 7, 2020Deck Deckert Artist in Residence I am currently using some of the time I am spending inside my house – covid, toxic air and all that – to earn some additional money…Continue readingQuarantine Diaries: Reflections on a writer’s legacy
Alma Thinks... world building Writing Creating the story arc of the luminous Babylon 5 series September 30, 2020Deck Deckert In Valen’s name The first time I crossed paths with the TV series Babylon 5, it was a disconnected episode from Season 2, Confessions and Lamentations – the Markab plague…Continue readingCreating the story arc of the luminous Babylon 5 series
Alma Thinks... world building Writing Writing School Worldbuilding 101 — Creating your own myth September 27, 2020Deck Deckert We all create our own myths. I don’t mean, at least not here, creating your own mythology – as in, creating a pantheon for a world of your own making,…Continue readingWorldbuilding 101 — Creating your own myth
Alma Thinks... world building Writing writing tips Worldbuilding 101: Three Ways to Make a New World September 13, 2020Deck Deckert The first law of writing is that there are no laws The worst possible thing that beginner writers can do is find an overly prescriptive ‘rule book’ of fiction writing…Continue readingWorldbuilding 101: Three Ways to Make a New World