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Day 5 – Showing Character
from Astute Graphics Today, my main character showed her character. Up to now, she’s been more self-involved and confused than anything...
nancywaldman
Nov 5, 2012


Day 3 – The Fun Part
photo courtesy of practicalowl Yesterday, my MC was walking home from her job, exhausted and worried, when she suddenly decided to climb...
nancywaldman
Nov 3, 2012


Day 2 – Scrivener
I’ll let you know when that day comes. I worked on the Pitch again. It’s getting closer. Still not ready to post it on the Nanowrimo...
nancywaldman
Nov 2, 2012


Day 1 – A Pitch in Time
I was surprisingly anxious about beginning, but found it neither too hard nor too easy. Maybe that’s what we call “just right?”...
nancywaldman
Nov 1, 2012


A Month of Words
In case there is anyone out there who doesn’t know, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It’s an idea, a concept, a...
nancywaldman
Oct 31, 2012


A Tasty Sample of Three
Samplers give us a variety of tantalizing tastes or sights that inspire us to want more. In earlier times, samplers were pieces of...
nancywaldman
Jul 20, 2012


Seeing Voices
So how do you come up with complex, interesting characters? Get them to talk. Engage them in conversation. Ask them questions not only...
nancywaldman
Jul 18, 2012


Toyz for Writerz!
First, Chuck gives us a tool that will check your writing excerpt for readability. It gives an amazing level of detail. You will get a...
nancywaldman
Jul 13, 2012


Power to the People
A writer, an editor and a reader walk into an Establishment Pub[lishing] House. The affronted publisher asks, “What’s the story here?” ...
nancywaldman
Jul 9, 2012


Unearthed Launches!
Saturday, June 30th, Third Person Press released its latest publication. Earth—the ground of our being, the dust from which we come and...
nancywaldman
Jul 4, 2012


Author Interviews
Third Person Press is coming out with Unearthed, Volume 3 of The Speculative Elements Series in late June. In a lead-up to this release,...
nancywaldman
Jun 15, 2012


Sneak Preview
Third Person Press is happy to announce that Volume III of The Speculative Elements Series is in the final stage of production. Our...
nancywaldman
May 5, 2012


Listen to my story
Both podcasts are available, as are all of the shows, on The Quillian website, through iTunes, or at our sponsor’s site: audible.com. You...
nancywaldman
Apr 30, 2012


New from Third Person Press!
Ramsey, a former lawyer, is a full-time writer whose novel, One’s Aspect to the Sun, won second place in the 28th Annual Atlantic Writing...
nancywaldman
Nov 30, 2011


A Reading in SL
#FampSF #sciencefiction #NancySMWaldman #podcast #secondlife #reading #SL #NetWorld #story #AplombPomilio #original #Quillians #fiction...
nancywaldman
Feb 17, 2011


The Nashwaak Review
“The list of international award-winning contributors in this issue shows how far our magazine has come,” says Stewart Donovan, Professor...
nancywaldman
Jan 28, 2011


A New Chain Story!
#stories #writer #mikestackpole #paulgenesse #ChainStory #fiction #free #Writing
nancywaldman
Jan 17, 2011


Book Review: Remnant Population
Ofelia is an old woman who only wants to do just what she wants with the rest of her days without criticism or interference from anyone...
nancywaldman
Jan 17, 2011


Book Review: Steal Across the Sky
The Atoners–an alien race–has set up a base on Earth’s moon and asked for volunteers to “witness” human populations on distant planets....
nancywaldman
Jan 15, 2011


There’s still time
Third Person Press has announced an extended deadline for its next anthology, Unearthed–Volume 3 of The Speculative Elements series. ...
nancywaldman
Jan 14, 2011
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