Marie VibbertDoes Self-Promotion on Social Media Really Work for Writers?So there I was, in the middle of teaching a class on selling short stories, and on my “post sale” slide I included “announce sale on social…Jun 25Jun 25
Marie VibbertRuins Dialect, Yoda Does“Speaks backward, Yoda does!” was a quip I first heard from a friend my freshman year of college. I can still picture her delighted face…Apr 29Apr 29
Marie VibbertBeing Your Authentic SelfWhen Sir Ephraim asked me to be his squire in the SCA, in a charming and unexpected ceremony, one of the things he asked me was, “to be…Dec 17, 2023Dec 17, 2023
Marie VibbertIn Praise of the ProjectsThe first home I remember was the East 200th Street projects, in Euclid, Ohio. Before that, we lived in a brick apartment building which my…May 20, 2023May 20, 2023
Marie VibbertHow to Get Your Characters Out of TroubleIn Aristotle’s Poetics, he breaks structure into two parts — the Complicating and the Unravelling, and laments that “Many poets tie the…Mar 29, 2023Mar 29, 2023
Marie VibbertPlotting Fiction By CharacterAs a new writer, I felt afraid of plot, certain I wasn’t smart enough to come up with one, but I had no trouble coming up with characters…Jan 8, 2023Jan 8, 2023
Marie VibbertI Declare a War on ChristmasDid you know there are towns in China that become hellscapes every fall to churn out products for American Christmas? I read a frightening…Dec 9, 2022Dec 9, 2022
Marie VibbertIf gods were real, could you believe?When I was in high school, we were given the assignment of debating evolution vs. creationism as we read “Inherit the Wind”, and I found…Oct 13, 2022Oct 13, 2022
Marie VibbertThe Complicated Feelings AwardHow to get through award season with your heart intact.Sep 28, 2022Sep 28, 2022
