Monthly Archives: October 2019

The Nature of Story by Jim Anderson

Posted on 29 October 2019 by Jacey Bedford

I have spent some time this weekend pondering the nature of story.  Part of this arises, I think, from my 2019 reading project and my current exploration of ancient Babylonian wisdom literature.  And part of this comes from working through … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, reading, writing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Art and Craft of Critique

Posted on 22 October 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Jacey Bedford The Milford Conference each September is a full week of peer-to-peer critiquing. Fifteen writers sit down each afternoon to critique each other’s work, but always with the aim of helping the writer to improve what’s on the page. … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, Milford, reading, science fiction, writing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

How to Critique Effectively and Influence Your Fellow Writers – By Nancy Jane Moore

Posted on 15 October 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Originally posted on the Milford blog 25 October 2016 My favorite writing workshop story comes from my time at Clarion West. We were critiquing a story of mine, and one of the students — let’s call him X — was … Continue reading →

Posted in writing | Leave a comment

How I Crit – by John Moran

Posted on 6 October 2019 by Jacey Bedford

For me, critting depends a lot on the thing being critted. I’ll tackle a piece of literary flash fiction differently from a romance novel and a romance novel differently from a hard science fiction story. More than anything else, I … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, Milford, reading, science fiction, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Milford Report, 2019, by Russell Smith

Posted on 1 October 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Good day, and welcome to a special edition of The Milford Report, covering the release of 15 authors on to a rural environment in north Wales with nothing but their wits, several bottles of booze and all the pesto they … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, Milford, reading, science fiction, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Writing Under Fire by Gaie Sebold

Posted on 1 October 2019 by Jacey Bedford

No, I’m not. I don’t want to exaggerate.  I’m not crouched in the trenches scribbling a last note to a loved one on a scrap of torn paper bag while the mortars rain down around me. I am, however, trying … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, Milford, reading, science fiction, writing | Tagged , , | 1 Comment