Peek behind the creative curtain!
Are you a fellow writer, or just plain interested in the creative process? Then these short writings are for you! Many of them originated as the posts I’ve made to Reddit under my username u/evasandor.
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Short story: Monsieur Parrot Investigates
“Monsieur Parrot is here, Madame, to investigate. He has, how you say, the theory. It may be that ze dog is not who done it.” Mystery is a new direction for Eva Sandor, your favorite writer of #mildlymagical funny fantasy. Enjoy a #small-scale foray into that beloved genre with this 1600 word short story.
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What's in the ARC?
My longest-ever blog post explores my personal take on "the story arc". In the years since, I've come to rely on the methods I describe here... the article is light-hearted, but the advice remains solid stuff.
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Not so dumb after all
The smart way to write a character who's being less than brilliant.
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Iceberg theory
What makes a world feel "fleshed out" and deep? A writer on r/writing asked. I answered.
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Have a listen, take a look
My interview on the podcast "Writers are People Too". We are!
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It's good to be (interviewed by) the King!
Another interview with "Story King" Giancarlo Ghedini on his popular podcast.
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Burger cook-off
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, what do you think? Did I get a great big smooch from a popular show?
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What's not OK
People are obsessed with whether there are writing "rules". Short answer? No. Here's a little longer answer, too.
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Create a stranger
Repetition again! This time it's advice to writers who find all their characters blurring into one.
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