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Tag Archives: Gaie Sebold
Making People In My Head – by Gaie Sebold
First posted on 8th November 2016 Someone asked me recently, “Which comes first for you, character or plot?” “Oh, character,” I said. “Character every time.” And having said it, I realised that it might be generally true – at least, … Continue reading
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Tagged characterisation, characters, Gaie Sebold, steampunk, writing
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How (Not) to Write a Steampunk Novel by Gaie Sebold
Originally posted on May 20, 2014 on Jacey Bedford’s blog To start with, I didn’t actually really intend to write what ended up as a fantasy Victorian spy adventure, with a trickster heroine, set partly in 19th century Shanghai. It … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Gaie Sebold, research, Shanghai Sparrow, steampunk, writing
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Writing Under Fire by Gaie Sebold
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
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Tagged Gaie Sebold, politics, writing
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Eastercon Roundup 2019
Here are comments and observations by a variety of writers in the Milford family. We had a Milford stand this year to promote upcoming events and the bursary for SF writers of colour. Sue Oke says: This year’s Eastercon, … Continue reading
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Tagged conventions, eastercon, Gaie Sebold, Ian Creasey, Jim Anderson, Liz Williams, Sue Oke, Ytterbium
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Live Blog from Milford 2018
Jacey Bedford It’s my turn first because I look after this blog. We all arrived at Trigonos on Saturday, ready to start critiquing on Sunday. We are fifteen. We’ve all sent in our pieces for critique in advance and now, … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaie Sebold, Jacey Bedford, Jim Anderson, live blog, Liz Williams, Milford, Quotations
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Making People In My Head – by Gaie Sebold
Someone asked me recently, “Which comes first for you, character or plot?” “Oh, character,” I said. “Character every time.” And having said it, I realised that it might be generally true – at least, where novels are concerned – but … Continue reading
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Tagged babylon steel, characterisation, characters, Gaie Sebold, writing
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