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Tag Archives: dashiell hammett
I have some things to say about “literary fiction.”
All right, folks. By now everyone knows my taste in fiction – running hard to fantasy and mystery. I dabble in other categories and subgenres – hard science fiction/space opera, steampunk, cyberpunk, alternate history/mythology (especially a morbid fascination with versions … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged agatha christie, alastair reynolds, carl hiassen, dashiell hammett, edward rutherford, elliott peters, fantasy, genre fiction, george r.r. martin, isaac asimov, j.r.r. tolkien, jim butcher, jim fergus, joe hill, literary fiction, michael chabon, mystery, neil gaiman, new york times bestseller list, oprah's book club, orson scott card, paranormal mystery, patrick rothfuss, rant, raymond chandler, rob thurman, science fiction, stephen fry, stephen king, steven saylor, tana french, terry pratchett, tess gerritsen, urban fantasy
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The trouble with RPG characters
A published writer friend (nancygray.blogspot.com) of mine told she started my manuscript. I, reasonably enough, asked what she thought so far. She said, “Your writing style sounds a little Dresdenish.” I laughed and said, “Well, the narrator was born a … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming, Writing
Tagged amwriting, anita blake, cal leandros, character generation, dashiell hammett, detective fiction, dresden files, dresden files rpg, dresdenverse, harper blaine, harry dresden, jim butcher, jimmy stark, john taylor, kat richardson, laurell k. hamilton, mercy thompson, noir, noir fantasy, patricia briggs, phillip marlowe, raymond chandler, richard kadrey, rob thurman, rpg characters, sam spade, sandman slim, simon r. green, urban fantasy, world generation, writing, writing a novel
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