Category Archives: Writing

Advice and inspiration on the writing process

YOUR ‘VOICE’ IN WRITING

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh (editor, archivist, archeo-apologist, Fiction House Publishing)   Psychologists will tell you “ignore those eerie, Halloween-ish voices that try to creep through your ears and into your brain.”  A writing instructor will tell you “listen for the written … Continue reading →

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Family Drama…Without the Drama: Writing a Family Play

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Catherine Hedge

By Catherine Hedge. The adventure began simply.  My Uncle Bill called and asked, “What do you think about us putting together a simple little skit for the family reunion?” Even while I was answering, “Yes! That sounds like fun…”, my … Continue reading →

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WRITING ADVICE

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh, (My name is Raji Singh, although I am truly a Fiction.) “Try to write most everyday- to stay in close mental proximity to your stories and characters.  Vast inroads into your work will be the result.”  J. … Continue reading →

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LEATHER, WHIPS, AND GUN-RUNNING ON THE RANGE – WHERE THE ARMS ARE BOUND

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh As I archive the mid 19th and early 20th century Fiction House Publishing, I am finding bits and pieces of rough drafts and published works.  Some of the roughs were gnarred-on by carrier pigeons that delivered them … Continue reading →

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Writing Technique: ARCHIVING THE FICTION HOUSE PUBLISHING COMPANY

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh Technique and style observations about Fiction’s chief writer, William ‘Golden Boy’ Golden: Influenced by Sophocles and Shakespeare, Golden often anthropomorphized characters.  Two of his favorites were the sun, a distinctively British bloke, and his ‘lie-dy’, the moon.  … Continue reading →

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Research: a burden, or a writer’s best friend?

Posted on September 2, 2012 by donnagillespie

By Donna Gillespie Whenever I complain over the fact I seem to need at least ten or twelve years per book, I nearly always hear these words of comfort — “But of course. You have to do all that research.” … Continue reading →

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Eternal Writing, A Children’s Story

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Catherine Hedge

Eternal Writing, A Children’s Story.

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Eternal Writing, A Children’s Story

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Catherine Hedge

By Catherine Hedge Once upon a time, a young boy in Egypt had a dream.  Raham dreamt of the future not tomorrow, or next year, or a hundred years, but three thousand years away.  His dream was full of children, … Continue reading →

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Charles Darwin’s Victorian Romance

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh RESURRECTING THE FICTION HOUSE My hired ‘experts’ jokingly, good-naturedly call me an archeo-apologist.  It is because of my zeal for my reclamation project – that of unearthing and archiving files, notes, books – over a century’s worth … Continue reading →

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Roller-Coastering with Raji Singh: Book Release

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Catherine Hedge

Roller-Coastering with Raji Singh: Book Release.

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