The first poem I wrote was when I was in kindergarten and my class wrote a “Senses Poem”. Basically we wrote something that we could see, smell, hear, taste, and feel on the indicated lines of the worksheet. It was incredibly simple,…
Okay, confession time: I want to be a novelist. Preferably a NYT Bestseller. I actually find it hard to write short things--I'm a lawyer, dang it: we think "brief" is its own oxymoron--and I dream of going on book tours where I'll…
We are excited to introduce the Aether Illustration Contest this year. LTUE has included science fiction and fantasy art in various forms (panels, presentations, and even art shows at times!) for as long as I can remember. We were long overdue having…
There is an adage among writers that goes, “Write what you know.” This statement is interpreted to mean that an author's work will make a stronger connection with people when the author writes things that are familiar to them. Of course, only…
Today, we get to meet the fabulous judges for the Odyssey Poetry Contest. I must say, I've never seen a group of judges that's so diverse! What brilliant and talented people they are, ranging from horror, to religious, to children's writing. So…
Last month I talked about why writing poetry isn’t quite as difficult as everyone tries to make it seem. I pointed out that poetry doesn’t have any real rules and that it’s a way for you to express yourself using words however…
Top Ten Myths About Writing Short Stories Short stories are easy to write. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have kids in middle school writing them. Since they’re so easy, you should whip out a story a week, skim through it for grammatical errors and…
“Everything you can imagine is real” was said by Picasso and I believe this is true. Sight is one of our strongest interactions with the world. It opens the door to discovery. In Science Fiction and Fantasy the artist first envisions a…
In anticipation of the annual Sibyl’s Scriptorium contest, we want to spotlight the judges so you can get excited about entering! This week’s blog is giving you a brief insight to the Art judges. So get ready to learn about these amazing…
Writing poetry is a task that I believe a lot of people find incredibly daunting, especially for people who haven’t written poetry before. Or perhaps, those who think they haven’t written poetry before. Most people I talk to about poetry have a…