Monalisa's Musings
Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Podcast
Notes
Chat
So You Wanna Be A Writer?
Pretending to Sleep
Works in Progress
Workshop
Archive
Leaderboard
About
New
Top
Discussion
The hardest question in writing: pacing (part 1)
How to pace a story, scene, or event
Mar 27
•
Monalisa Foster
8
Share this post
The hardest question in writing: pacing (part 1)
monalisafostertheauthor.substack.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
3
Reverse engineering The Devil's Advocate
Why sometimes the book is better than the movie and vice versa.
Mar 24
•
Monalisa Foster
6
Share this post
Reverse engineering The Devil's Advocate
monalisafostertheauthor.substack.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
Damsel: Well-plotted hot garbage is still hot garbage
The latest entry in the genre of woketastic woketasy appropriates the Hero's Journey.
Mar 20
•
Monalisa Foster
13
Share this post
Damsel: Well-plotted hot garbage is still hot garbage
monalisafostertheauthor.substack.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
4
The million dollar franchise
Why you're not a unicorn and the McDonald's effect.
Mar 17
•
Monalisa Foster
13
Share this post
The million dollar franchise
monalisafostertheauthor.substack.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
2
Selling ourselves cheap
Time to stop being a loss-leader
Mar 13
•
Monalisa Foster
11
Share this post
Selling ourselves cheap
monalisafostertheauthor.substack.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
Writing foreign dialogue, accents, and telepathy
English is my third language. I actively consume content in several languages. This is my take as both a producer and a consumer of stories.
Mar 10
•
Monalisa Foster
9
Share this post
Writing foreign dialogue, accents, and telepathy
monalisafostertheauthor.substack.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
7
Getting unstuck strategies for plotsers (plotting pantsers or pantsing plotters)
"Natural" story stumbling points, roadblocks, and the subversion of expectations.
Mar 6
•
Monalisa Foster
9
Share this post
Getting unstuck strategies for plotsers (plotting pantsers or pantsing plotters)
monalisafostertheauthor.substack.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
Space western vs weird western
Getting your genre right and why it matters
Mar 3
•
Monalisa Foster
8
Share this post
Space western vs weird western
monalisafostertheauthor.substack.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
5
February 2024
Check your temporal privilege!
We're about to tackle the important questions of presentism.
Feb 28
•
Monalisa Foster
11
Share this post
Check your temporal privilege!
monalisafostertheauthor.substack.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
The Deviltree is a finalist for AnLab Award
This novelette's origin story
Feb 25
•
Monalisa Foster
10
Share this post
The Deviltree is a finalist for AnLab Award
monalisafostertheauthor.substack.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
4
The Central Question
Cuddling with the demon of critical voice
Feb 21
•
Monalisa Foster
6
Share this post
The Central Question
monalisafostertheauthor.substack.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
2
The Spotify and Findaway Rights Grab
We no longer live in a high-trust society so we need to stop acting like we are
Feb 18
•
Monalisa Foster
25
Share this post
The Spotify and Findaway Rights Grab
monalisafostertheauthor.substack.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
14
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts