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First Line Follies: What Makes a Great First Line?

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Stace Dumoski
photo of open medieval illuminated manuscript

This post was first published in my newsletter. Why not subscribe? On a lark, I decided to write down the

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Writing Lessons Fantasy Literature, writing craft, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

Magic, Maps and Monsters (Why I Love Fantasy, Part 2)

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Stace Dumoski
stylized fantasy banners

I was going to write about Why Fantasy is Great(TM), but as I was putting together a mental outline of

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Fantasy Studies Fantasy Aesthetic, Fantasy Literature, Fantasy Movies and Tv, Why I Love Fantasy Leave a comment

Me, Myself & the Audience

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
single orange poppy against a field of goldfields

A version of this post was originally published on September 16, 2007. A friend, Gaby, had asked me to answer

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Writing Lessons Artifacts, creativity, motivation, personal reflection, writers block, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

I 3D Printed a Unicorn Horn and Now I Feel Cheap

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
a plastic unicorn horn sitting on top of a dresser

Working at a university has a lot of perks, and one of the newest is access to the makerspace in

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Find the Magic 3d printing, always be making something, art, crafts, unicorn Leave a comment

Music Lessons

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
a 10-string lyre lying on a table next to a cup of tea

Originally published in June 2010. A while back, we attended an open rehearsal of my daughter’s middle school string orchestra.

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Like Lightning From a Clear Sky – More C.S. Lewis Quotes on Fantasy Literature

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
rainbow sky over green hills

This post was originally published in September 2006. Mostly for my own reference, I’m putting down some (to me) significant

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Fantasy Studies Artifacts, C.S. Lewis, Fantasy Criticism, Fantasy Escapism, Fantasy Literature, myths, quotes, Why I Love Fantasy, Why Read Fantasy Leave a comment

A Pirate is a Pirate, or Maybe a Tiger

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
light falling on ocean

This post was originally published in August 2006 and contains spoilers for “The Life of Pi.” I’m a great believer

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Fantasy Studies Artifacts, C.S. Lewis, Fantasy Escapism, Fantasy Literature, narrative theory, Why Read Fantasy, Yann Martel Leave a comment

Can This Block Be Broken?

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
close up of pine icy pine needles

After yesterday’s post about writer’s block, I thought I would share this old one of mine, which captures the early

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Writing Lessons Artifacts, motivation, resistance, writers block, writing help Leave a comment

Through the Desert, Out of the Valley — Dealing with Writer’s Block

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
digital manipulation of pen nib with multicolored background

The newest post on the Helping Writers Become Authors website is on a subject that is near and dear to

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Writing Lessons resistance, writers block, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

The Cinematic POV

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
magical tower in wood

A version of this post was originally published on August 8, 2019. In the “rulebooks” of writing, a lot of

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Writing Lessons Artifacts, first person, omniscient, point of view, POV, third person, writing craft, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment
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Stace Dumoski

Book coach, editor & fantasy writer