Dark Matter Zine readers expressed interest in what I’m learning as I wend my way through my Professional Writing and Editing degree. For ‘writing YA’ (not the …
Essays
The Village Genius
by CJ Dee On the night Fifty Shades of Grey came out, I had a ticket to see a little movie about arguably the smartest …
The Emperor’s New Prose
Commercially Readable Angst without Plot by Nalini Haynes It’s no secret that I’m studying writing at a tertiary educational institution. What seems to be a …
Copyright applies to reviews too. I’m looking at YOU, Author.
For more on Entitlement in Writer Culture, read the blog post to which the below rant was my first reaction. If you, as an author, …
Herding Cats. Because bunnies are feral in Oz. Happy Easter.
by Nalini Haynes This 800 word essay was submitted for assessment as part of my RMIT Professional Writing and Development (program) Writing Digital Content (subject) …
Stravinsky’s Lunch: an analysis
by Nalini Haynes This essay was written to comply with an assignment brief for the subject ‘Writing nonfiction’, part of the Professional Writing and Editing …
Public face versus unity by groupthink
“As you know, I’ve been worried about the direction of conventions, of fandom, of the… public face of our field,” begins Sarah A Hoyt as …
An analysis of Point of View in Frankenstein
‘Frankenstein: an analysis’ by Nalini Haynes This analysis of Frankenstein was written to comply with an assignment brief for the subject Writing Fiction, part of …
Oh, Facebook, how I loathe you; let me count the reasons
by Nalini Haynes Oh, Facebook, how I loathe you; let me count the reasons. In the beginning we flirted, I caressed my keyboard in anticipation. When I …
Dealing with haters
Anyone with a slightly visible online presence has to deal with haters, flamers, trolls and the rest of their ilk. This Tim Ferris video on dealing …
Responding to the Princess Culture
by Nalini Haynes Andrea Philips wrote a defence of princess culture. I wanted to shriek, ‘NO, NO, A THOUSAND TIMES NO!’ in response although she …
So you want to be reviewed? Pitch your work.
By Nalini Haynes Every year Dark Matter receives hundreds of requests to review work: novels, novellas and short stories. There are more requests than Dark …
Life’s too short to drink bad coffee
by Nalini Haynes As I’ve learnt more about this beast referred to as ‘science fiction fandom’ and fan publications, I’ve struggled with my response. People …
Who’s your favorite fictional deity or demon?
io9 asked “Who’s your favorite fictional deity or demon?” Literary faves That got me thinking. There are so many worthy of mention. Probably my most …
Authors responding to reviews
A few thoughts intended to promote discussion on the topic of authors responding to reviews (authors are welcome to join this discussion) by Nalini Haynes …