Blog Prompt #7 – Music and Writing
Blog Prompt #7 – Music and Writing This topic has come up before, but now is your chance to really talk about it, and add some depth to your ideas! Music, for many of us, is a part of the writing process. It might inspire us. We might need it to get started, or motivated, or to finish. We might give characters their own theme songs or might follow along with the lyrics as they pull us into a different direction. We might even write songfics. Your blogging mission is therefore to answer questions like this – Does music inspire you in your writing? Do any characters have a song that just clicks for you? Do any character relationships have songs (e. g. they’re playing our song)? Do lyrics inspire you? Do rhythm, beats and instruments inspire? Is one genre...
Blog Prompt #6 – Writing Complex Evil Characters
Blog Prompt #6 – Writing Complex Evil Characters We are going to shift to fortnightly blog prompts (about twice per month or so), in order to provide lots of time to cogitate and create. This post, if you wish, may or may not dovetail with this month’s book club selection, Paving Stones Made From Good Intentions. Or strike out on your own with your answers, if you prefer. With the recent death of the talented Michael Ansara, the Trek universe loses the man who brought to life a character that was, perhaps, the first three-dimensional Klingon, Kang. In Day of the Dove, Kang isn’t just out to fight the bad old humans. Instead, he listens to reason. And so our newest prompt asks – how do you write evil characters who are not mere caricatures? Do you find...
A Somewhat Big Bang
A Somewhat Big Bang Ad Astra has been showcasing quality Star Trek fan fiction since early 2009. During that time, the site has grown, and it currently is home to over 100 authors with at least one story of any length published on the Archives. The forums are the social space for the site, with a somewhat different number of members as there are separate log ins. The blogging community contains, as of this writing, a total of fourteen blogs. We’ve been busy! And now we’re about to get even busier. For fan fiction authors, there is no expectation of monetary compensation. Therefore, why do we do it? We do it for love. And we do it for reviews. In order to encourage considerably more in-depth reviewing and a give and take discussion between the writer...
Boldly Reading (Hello World!)
Hello World! Hello World – we are Boldly Reading Welcome to Boldly Reading! So, um, hello. We are so pleased to be doing this. But what are we doing? Stay tuned. You are always welcome to join us on the forums! Be sure to check out the Archive! Welcome! Since its founding in early 2009, the Ad Astra Star Trek Fanfiction Archive strives to bring you quality fanfics without any of the headaches. Our community of authors offer a welcoming environment to read or contribute, by providing a friendly enclave in which to discuss, publish, and collaborate. Join our forums or follow us using social media: Forums — Twitter — Facebook — Tumblr Note: A separate registration is required for our forums. Make sure to check out the most recent posts to the...
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