http://theory.monomythology.com Behind the scenes at the mythmaking factory... Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:58:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The election season is upon us, and has been it seems for at least thirty years. The furor of news stories, articles, commentary, blog posts, comments, tweets and advertising is almost overwhelming. And in three weeks all of it will be irrelevant. It doesn't matter who wins, ... http://theory.monomythology.com/2008/10/22/longevity/ All three have eaten into my normal writing schedule. There will be more here in the near future. Trust me. Or don't, and keep coming back to prove me wrong. http://theory.monomythology.com/2008/10/15/what-do-a-new-job-the-nfl-season-and-unpacking-have-in-common/ Every now and then I want to write a bit about modern myths. Naturally modern is somewhat relative term, in this case we'll be using the term modern to mean anything after the invention of the printing press. First up: Frankenstein. Mary Shelley wrote this myth at the tender ... http://theory.monomythology.com/2008/09/29/modern-myths-frankenstien/ Precise Edit offers up 10 overused words. They are: There You If When As Very Really Am/Is/Are/Was/Were (“to be” verbs) So Because What's that? You want to know why they're overused, and how to correct your writing? Well, click on the link then! http://theory.monomythology.com/2008/09/26/10-overused-words/ Here's a list of 40 new books that'll be coming out over the next few months. Of particular note is that Stephen King is publishing a book of short fiction, which has always been his best medium. http://theory.monomythology.com/2008/09/26/40-new-books/ As you can see the blogroll is a bit weak right now, if you know of any sites that are dedicated to helping writers become better writers, publishing author interviews, or other nuts and bolts of fiction writing leave a comment and let me know and I'll be happy to ... http://theory.monomythology.com/2008/09/25/blogroll-buddies/