Tag: literature

• 9 Lessons From My First Fan Convention as a Publisher

  

  Take a peek at the other side of the thin paper line and find…

  Vesna Kurilic

  May 16, 2022

  events, fandom, geek, live, love, publish, roam, write

  books, convention, creative writing, croatian fandom, croatian fantasy, croatian sci-fi, croatian speculative fiction, croatian writers, fandom, fiction, fiction writing, literature, sci-fi conventions, sferakon, sferakon 2022, shtriga books, writing, writing life

• ‘The Giver’ and the Dissociation of Being an Artist

  

  I should’ve titled this ‘Two Steps to the Left’, because that’s what it feels like, honestly.

  Vesna Kurilic

  May 4, 2022

  live, write

  artist, books, creative, creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, literature, lois lowry, the giver, writing, writing life

• My Hobby Is Plotting Book Series I’ll Never Write… What’s Yours?

  

  At this point, I’m not sure, just yet, if it’s an actual problem, but it’s been happening more and more and I’ve realized it’s high time I sat it down, brewed it a cup of coffee, looked it straight into the eye and asked—why the hell do you keep doing this to me?

  Vesna Kurilic

  April 27, 2022

  plan, random, write

  books, creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, literature, writing, writing life

• The Importance of the Writer’s Whine—A Primer

  

  Who are we? Writers! What do we do? WHINE!

  Vesna Kurilic

  February 13, 2022

  live, the wolf on, write

  books, creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, literature, writing, writing life, writing tips

• The Curse of the Patchwork Novel Strikes Again

  

  The jury is back—I’ve been hit with a case of the curse of the patchwork novel, all over again.

  Vesna Kurilic

  February 10, 2022

  write

  books, creative writing, editing, fiction, fiction writing, literature, nanowrimo, writing, Writing advice, writing life, writing tips

• 5+1 Reasons to Read Historical Fantasy

  

  Is it fantastical history or historical fantasy? Either way, I’m here for it!

  Vesna Kurilic

  October 21, 2020

  read, recs, the wolf on

  books, fantasy, historic literature, historical fantasy, history, historybound, historybounding, literature, read, reader, readers, reading, Reading recs, What to read

• What Not to do Next?

  

  How many layers of Hell does your writing life hold? I’ve counted seven.

  Vesna Kurilic

  September 23, 2020

  live, plan, write

  2020, books, creative writing, creativity, fiction, fiction writing, how to write, literature, planning, writer, writers, writing, writing life

• Why Writing What You Think You Should Write Doesn’t Work

  

  Quoting my favourite movie again, this time in defence of all things romance.

  Vesna Kurilic

  September 9, 2020

  love, plan, the wolf on, write, writing lessons

  craft, creative, creative writing, fanfiction, fiction, fiction writing, genre, literature, romance, translation, writing

• Reality is Hard and Other Stuff I liked in August, 2020

  

  Summer was good to this humble reader.

  Vesna Kurilic

  August 28, 2020

  Edit, read, recs, write

  books, creative writing, editing, fanfiction, fiction, literature, minimalism, recs, short stories

• The Distracted Writer’s Guide to Fiction Writing

  

  So you think you can keep this writing thing up?

  Vesna Kurilic

  August 12, 2020

  live, plan, revise, write, writing lessons

  art, books, craft, creative, creative writing, creativity, editing, fiction, fiction writing, habits, literature, revision, short fiction, short stories, short story, writing, writing life