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Psychedelia Gothique: An Experiment in Publishing and Workshopping
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The writing of Dale L. Sproule. Dale L. Sproule Bibliography. Wednesday, 6 August 2014. An Experiment in Publishing and Workshopping. I’ve recently become disenchanted with the traditional (Milford Rules) Writers Workshop format because I find it too negative and lacking in incentive to write more/keep writing. So, I’ve been looking for alternatives and here’s what I’ve come up with:. I found it on Wattpad – specifically in. Join me for a private smackdown. What is a private smackdown? Each of the four w...
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Psychedelia Gothique: A Layman's Definition of Imaginary Time
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The writing of Dale L. Sproule. Dale L. Sproule Bibliography. Friday, 9 January 2015. A Layman's Definition of Imaginary Time. Just watched a clip of John Oliver interviewing Stephen Hawking. When he asked Hawking which of his concepts he would most like the public to be able to appreciate and understand, Hawking responded that he would like it if more people got on board with the concept of “imaginary time.”. Imagination and memory are two separate processes that enable human beings to revisit a singula...
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Psychedelia Gothique: June 2014
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The writing of Dale L. Sproule. Dale L. Sproule Bibliography. Wednesday, 4 June 2014. Beaten to the Sith. Sidhe is the Irish word for Faerie. It's pronounced shee. In Scotland, shee is traditionally spelled Sith. Writing a book set in Iron Age Scotland, I used Sith by default, and was told in no uncertain terms by members of my writer's workshop that I cannot do that. Sith now belongs to Disney. Originally coopted by George Lucas for Star Wars, it was passed to Disney with the rest of the franchise.
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Psychedelia Gothique: Creative PROCESS - Short Stories
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The writing of Dale L. Sproule. Dale L. Sproule Bibliography. Sunday, 21 December 2014. Creative PROCESS - Short Stories. The more prolific I've been getting, the more settled I am getting into a particular process of writing that works for me. Edit down to the elements that are essential to caring about the characters telling the story. Add some bells and whistles, make sure the voice is consistent and compelling.and then polish. Psychedelia Gothique - Dale L. Sproule. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Psychedelia Gothique: Back in the Hotseat Again
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The writing of Dale L. Sproule. Dale L. Sproule Bibliography. Friday, 12 December 2014. Back in the Hotseat Again. I’ve been in workshops for most of my writing life – and have always considered them an important, if not essential part of the process. But a few months back, I quit – and I've been sending out a lot more stories ever since. This was not my game plan! Which is fine, because I have two other stand-alone novels poised to cross the finish line. The countdown has begun. Back in the Hotseat Again.
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Psychedelia Gothique: New Stories
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The writing of Dale L. Sproule. Dale L. Sproule Bibliography. Wednesday, 20 May 2015. It is however, a tough marketplace out there. A publication that's too easy to get into is probably not worth getting into. I started off 2015 with an inventory of half a dozen stories that has grown to twice that in the intervening months. I sold a rewrite of an older stories to start the year. Then March saw the publication of the Exile Book of New Canadian Noir. The Children of Bonetown" 9 Tales Told in the Dark #4.
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Psychedelia Gothique: A Reflection on Art and Life
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The writing of Dale L. Sproule. Dale L. Sproule Bibliography. Friday, 17 October 2014. A Reflection on Art and Life. I discovered Nick Cave in 1996, nearly 20 years after he first started recording. Neither of his bands – the Birthday Party or the Bad Seeds were ever played on the radio. As a young father in a 9 to 5 job, I had simply never happened upon his music. When I did – it was almost transformative. Psychedelia Gothique - Dale L. Sproule. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I am a professional co...
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Psychedelia Gothique: April 2014
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The writing of Dale L. Sproule. Dale L. Sproule Bibliography. Monday, 14 April 2014. On my bookshelves are perhaps 25 books that survived several relationships and at least five or ten moves, and are still in my possession. Some of them I have owned in several different editions and some only ever appeared in one edition. These are books that influenced me profoundly and/or impressed me mightily. (See my list at the bottom of the page). Among my most treasured books are Colin Wilson’s The Outsider. Her o...
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Psychedelia Gothique: Live Reading
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The writing of Dale L. Sproule. Dale L. Sproule Bibliography. Saturday, 2 May 2015. While working in radio I did voice radio commercials - and in the process of that, I leaned elocution and became a better reader. So, you'd think that I would be comfortable reading my work aloud. But I never really have been. I read my humourous story "Showdown at Kitchtown" in front of an audience of more than 200 when I taught at the Victoria School of Writing. (they had come to celebrate graduation not to hear me)...