Writing
"Drawing on my fine command of the language, I said nothing."--Robert Benchley
Yoon's Writing
- Stories Sold/Published - Sf/f short stories that have appeared in the world at large, with opening excerpts. If you want to see what's coming next (when there is a coming next), you'll see it here
- Stories in Progress - (Mostly) sf/f projects I am or will be working on, also with opening excerpts. This list tends to fall out of date rapidly.
- Other Works - For the completist: published essays and a few poetry sales.
- Writing, War...and Crayons - An examination of why I write military-flavored sf, and the ethics of writing. Not cheerful, despite the crayons.
- The Other Is I - Sf/f, the Other, my experiences, and my writing. Less grim than the above, but also not cheerful.
- Influences on my writing - For amusement value. Incomplete, yet lengthy.
One of my short stories:
- "The Shadow Postulates" - Originally published in Helix, but taken down at my request. Set in the future of Paper Souls (work in progress): sword-dancing, math, and shadows.
Flash Fiction
An assortment of stories from 100 to 1,000 words long.
- The Birdsong Flute for Yune Kyung Lee.
- The Bridge for Rachel Manija Brown.
- Carousel Foals for dormouse_in_tea.
- The Crane Wife for Nancy Sauer.
- Dew-Weighted Roses for Nancy Sauer.
- The Dragon Festival for Anonymous.
- The Firziak Mountains for cofax7.
- The Fox's Forest for sara.
- The Fox's Tower for chomiji.
- The Garden of Rust for frostedelves.
- The Gate of Bells for Yune Kyung Lee.
- The Godsforge for Sam Kabo Ashwell.
- Harvesting Shadows for chomiji.
- Hibernation for coraa.
- Jira Dark-Hands for dormouse_in_tea.
- The Last Angel for Yune Kyung Lee.
- The Lens of the Sky for Kate Nepveu.
- The Mathematician's Blessing for Myn.
- The Palace of the Dragons for Yune Kyung Lee.
- The Pale Queen's Sister for Nancy Sauer.
- Raven Tracks for dormouse_in_tea.
- The School of the Empty Book for Nancy Sauer.
- A Single Pebble for Jonquil, courtesy of Anonymous.
- Steel-Ever-Shining for Nancy Sauer.
- The Third Flower for Telophase.
- Tiger Wives for Yune Kyung Lee.
- Two Bakeries for Nancy Sauer.
- The Waterway Horses for Yune Kyung Lee.
- The Workshop for Yune Kyung Lee.
The Work and Craft of Writing
I focus on sf/f, which is what I write the most. Some of the musings below will transfer to other genres; others, less so.
- Sf/f genres - A breezy rather than comprehensive guide, naming examples, of sf/f (sub)genres. No flames, please. It's a categorical aid, not a straitjacket.
- Why Sf/f? - My apologia, although not very original, to the many people who have wondered why I am "wasting" my time in science fiction and fantasy.
- Advice - Some observations about the life of a (part-time) writer that have been helpful to me. Of course, you could also call this "the blind leading the hopefully less blind."
- Creating Plots - Observations and a variety of structural techniques/thoughts I've found useful. Generally applicable to fiction, but examples are drawn from sf/f. (You may find it useful to come up with your own examples.)
- Collisions and Calamities - The goofier particle physics approach to writing. My husband disavows all influence.
- Point-of-View Puzzles - Ruminations on POV techniques and fallacies, with quick-and-muddy examples.
- Characterization - Why you might care about it (or not), and a noncomprehensive list of techniques.
- Style - What it is, when it matters, and suggestions for improvement.
- Critiquing Sf/f - Observations based on experiences critiquing and being critiqued (haven't we all?).
- How Long Should It Be? - Novel, novella, short story--when you're writing it, how do you tell?
- Is the Pen Mightier Than the Word Processor? - You tell me. Ramblings on writing materials and baby-step LaTeX geekery.
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