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Scrittorio Magazine, Ramadan 1445 Issue

Special Ramadan issue incoming!

In the Ramadan 1445 issue, you will find articles that discuss writing fiction as a Muslim author, writing ideal vs realistic Muslim characters, and critical thinking in Islamic fiction, among other topics.

MUSLIM FICTION WRITERS: Please check out this questionnaire if you would like to share advice, thoughts, lessons learned, or experiences that you wouldn't mind being shared in the Ramadan 1445 issue.

Learn more here:

Boosts appreciated, and please share with any Muslim fiction authors you may know as well. Thank you!

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A Late Announcement: Scrittorio Magazine Ramadan 1445 Issue

I've put it out there on IG and I'm sharing it here as well:

For the month of Ramadan, which is just days away, I'm preparing a special Scrittorio Magazine issue.

The Ramadan 1445 issue will discuss a range of topics related to writing fiction as a Muslim author, but my hope is that I can present the real experiences, insights, and advice of Muslim fiction writers in this issue.

If you are a Muslim writer of fiction, please check out the blog post linked above! If you have any Qs, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Deadline: Ideally, March 10th - 15th. Hoping to publish the issue sometime between the 15th-20th of March, inshaAllah.

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Scrittorio Magazine, Winter 2023 Feature: In the Margins, ft. Carry on Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

Scrittorio isn't Scrittorio without In the Margins!

In this segment, short stories or excerpts from books are dissected to extract practical techniques and tips on how to write stories in a range of genres.

For the Winter 2023 issue, we delved into comedy writing with P.G. Wodehouse's Carry On Jeeves!

Looking for a genuinely laugh-out-loud story? Check out P.G. Wodehouse's works here!

Want to learn about writing comedy from his writing? Pick up the latest issue of Scrittorio here!

Scrittorio is free and always will be. What are you waiting for? Nothing to lose - lots to gain!

Subscribe here to get emails when submissions open, and when new issues come out. As always, I strongly recommend that you download the PDF rather than read it online, so that the links in the magazine work, and so that you can fill out the worksheets if you’d like to.

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Scrittorio Magazine, Winter 2023 Feature: Interview with Underboss

Are you on the prowl for a good read? Do you enjoy serial web fiction? Do you like a fantasy with a generous serving of comedy? Do you happen to like a good zombie story?

Then check out As Good As Dead by Underboss, a story about a man who is reincarnated as a zombie in a fantasy LitRPG world!

And, while you're at it, take a look at my interview with the author himself. Get to know more about Underboss, learn about authors who influence his style, his experiences with serial fiction writing and publishing, important elements of a LitRPG, and more!

It's all in the latest issue of Scrittorio, which you can find right here.

As always, I strongly recommend that you download the PDF rather than read it online, so that the links in the magazine work, and so that you can fill out the worksheets if you'd like to.

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Scrittorio Magazine, Winter 2023 Feature: AI in Fiction Writing

There are a lot of strong feelings about AI in the creative field out there - and many of them warranted. Yet, there are many who believe that using AI creatively doesn't have to be a negative experience. These two camps both have their arguments, and I've tried to represent them to the best of my abilities, but the core question remains:

As writers, do we need to worry about AI writing fiction novels?

Of course, there's no straightforward answer there, because while most AI software might not be able to write a novel, we don't know what the future holds. And, if people could generate AI fiction novels and have them ready to go in mere minutes, or perhaps a few hours, where does that put the rest of us authors? Is there any way that this ends well?

I can't purport to know where all of this is going, and whatever solutions I do consider are easily circumvented by the more disingenuous among us.

It's a tough issue; AI is here, and there's no closing the lid on it. So, where do we go from here?

Read the article on Scrittorio's latest issue and let me know your thoughts about where we're headed with regards to AI in fiction writing.

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Scrittorio Magazine, Winter 2023 Feature: Writing Horror in a Time of Horrors

Featured in today's post is the short article, "Writing Horror in a Time of Horrors", which you can find in the Scrittorio Magazine Winter 2023 issue.

This article discusses why we gravitate towards the horror genre as writers, though the reasoning could easily be applied to readers/viewers/listeners of horror fiction.

Dive into the very real problems which fuel our nightmares, and consider the recent rise of the horror genre in all of its multiple dimensions.

If you've ever wondered why writers write horror - why some horror writers feel the urge to write truly terrifying experiences and stories which stick to you long after you've put them down - give this short piece a read. And don't forget to tell me what you think.

To read "Writing Horror in a Time of Horrors", grab your free copy of Scrittorio Magazine here!

While you don't have to download Scrittorio, if you want to use the worksheets, the table of contents, or the links in the Interactive Fiction article, you'll need to download the magazine and open it on a browser or PDF reader.

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I am very excited to tell you folks about the second issue of Scrittorio, created/written/edited/managed by the brilliant Hyba Ouazzani. It's a free digital magazine with insightful essays, interviews, and worksheets for writers, and in this issue, there's a great section in Interactive Fiction (including a convo between Hyba and yours truly).

Check it out, and give Hyba some love if you enjoy it!

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I am very excited to tell you folks about the second issue of Scrittorio, created/written/edited/managed by the brilliant Hyba Ouazzani. It's a free digital magazine with insightful essays, interviews, and worksheets for writers, and in this issue, there's a great section in Interactive Fiction (including a convo between Hyba and yours truly).

Check it out, and give Hyba some love if you enjoy it!

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OUT NOW! Scrittorio Magazine, #2 - Winter 2023

Read it here!

This 101-page issue is jam-packed with goodies. Inside you'll find:

articles on AI in fiction writing, serial fiction podcasts, interactive fiction, writing horror, and more

Interview with author, blogger, and YouTuber Etta Grace (@ettawritesnstudies) on her writing process, Runaways, worldbuilding, and more!

Interview with author and interactive fiction creator Kit Riemer

Interview with Underboss, author of the serial LitRPG comedy As Good As Dead

Character development worksheets, I.F. plotting worksheets, writing journals, and writing prompts

In the Margins: Carry on, Jeeves (learning to write humour from P.G. Wodehouse's stories)

Information about Scareuary 2024 (which starts tomorrow!)

If any of that piques your interest, please check out the issue! 

Scrittorio is free to download and read, so if you're a fiction writer, go grab it right now!

HAPPY NEW YEAR, FELLOW WRITERS!

Reblogs are appreciated!

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Scrittorio Magazine, Winter 2023 Feature: Writing Goals and Self-Reflection

We'll start off the Scrittorio Magazine feature post series with the Writing Goals and Self-Reflection journal segment.

In this set of journal prompts, you'll find questions about your goals, your motivation, your fears, your plans - everything that you need to consider as you move forward in your writing journey.

With a simple, low-distraction design, you can use these prompts for a week-long journaling routine. Consider what you've accomplished, how you started with your writing craft, what your concerns are, and what you'd like to accomplish moving forward, among other things.

These questions can be useful throughout the year, but which are probably best tackled early on in 2024 so that you can better orient yourself as a writer.

Grab your copy of Scrittorio and get started on your 8-day writing journal!

Note: To fill in the text boxes, you need to download the magazine and open it on your browser or PDF reader. Don't forget to save your PDF (you can replace the original file) before exiting! Otherwise, you'll lose everything you wrote.

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The response to Scrittorio's Winter 2023 issue has been wonderful! Thank you all for your support and uplifting comments!

If you haven't grabbed a copy yet - what are you waiting for?! It's free, it's packed with goodies, and you're sure to find something that will help you improve your fiction writing skills! Grab it here.

Update - January 9, 2024:

In the coming weeks, I'll be sharing around 12 feature posts about the Winter 2023 issue. Afterwards, I'll be discussing the upcoming issue of Scrittorio - submissions, topics/themes, plans, etc. - and sending out polls and calls for your Two Cents.

If you're interested, keep an eye out on this space. You can also make sure you don't miss any important announcements by subscribing to the magazine here.

And, finally, the ask box is always open should you have any Qs, suggestions, or comments.

Thank you for your support and kind words!

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OUT NOW! Scrittorio Magazine, #2 - Winter 2023

Read it here!

This 101-page issue is jam-packed with goodies. Inside you'll find:

articles on AI in fiction writing, serial fiction podcasts, interactive fiction, writing horror, and more

Interview with author, blogger, and YouTuber Etta Grace (@ettawritesnstudies) on her writing process, Runaways, worldbuilding, and more!

Interview with author and interactive fiction creator Kit Riemer

Interview with Underboss, author of the serial LitRPG comedy As Good As Dead

Character development worksheets, I.F. plotting worksheets, writing journals, and writing prompts

In the Margins: Carry on, Jeeves (learning to write humour from P.G. Wodehouse's stories)

Information about Scareuary 2024 (which starts tomorrow!)

If any of that piques your interest, please check out the issue! 

Scrittorio is free to download and read, so if you're a fiction writer, go grab it right now!

HAPPY NEW YEAR, FELLOW WRITERS!

Reblogs are appreciated!

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In the Margins is an integral part of each Scrittorio issue, so give it a look-see when the next issue comes out on December 31st, 2023!

⭐I'm really proud of this issue's In the Margins segment.⭐

ITM was always supposed to be a way to look at examples of real, successful writing and elicit from it writing techniques and practical lessons that writers can then turn around and put to good use immediately.

I'm not so sure I accomplished that with the previous ITM, but I've certainly done a lot better with this one. 🤩

So if you're interested in writing humour, do not miss this issue!!!

Also included are worksheets with humour writing exercises and an interview with the writer of the humourous As Good As Dead web fiction, which you can read online for free!

(Obligatory 'Subscribe to Scrittorio for free here!' 💙)

Spread the word! Scrittorio will be the last gift in your inboxes this year 😊

🎁🥳

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Coming Soon: Scrittorio, Issue #2!

The second issue of Scrittorio Magazine will be released on December 31, 2023. If you'd like to get it straight in your inbox (in PDF format), subscribe for free here!

In this upcoming issue, you will find articles about:

artificial intelligence in fiction writing

interactive fiction

posthumous censorship

fiction podcasts

why we write horror

You'll also find three awesome interviews with:

Etta Grace (writeblr's very own @ettawritesnstudies - check out her author website!)

Kit Riemer (creator of Universal Hologram - and lots more!)

Underboss (author of As Good As Dead)

And there's even more!

Our focus for this issue's In the Margins is an excerpt from PG Wodehouse's humorous Carry On, Jeeves.

Last, but not least, you'll get a bunch of free worksheets to help you with your character development, interactive fiction plotting, and more!

Sign up to get this issue right in your inbox when it comes out!

Reblogs very much appreciated! <3

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MARK THOSE CALENDARS

December 31, 2023 - Scrittorio's next issue is coming out very soon.

Want to make sure you don't miss it? Subscribe for free here!

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Coming Soon: Scrittorio, Issue #2!

The second issue of Scrittorio Magazine will be released on December 31, 2023. If you'd like to get it straight in your inbox (in PDF format), subscribe for free here!

In this upcoming issue, you will find articles about:

artificial intelligence in fiction writing

interactive fiction

posthumous censorship

fiction podcasts

why we write horror

You'll also find three awesome interviews with:

Etta Grace (writeblr's very own @ettawritesnstudies - check out her author website!)

Kit Riemer (creator of Universal Hologram - and lots more!)

Underboss (author of As Good As Dead)

And there's even more!

Our focus for this issue's In the Margins is an excerpt from PG Wodehouse's humorous Carry On, Jeeves.

Last, but not least, you'll get a bunch of free worksheets to help you with your character development, interactive fiction plotting, and more!

Sign up to get this issue right in your inbox when it comes out!

Reblogs very much appreciated! <3

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It's the 19th! Less than 2 weeks left until the next issue of Scrittorio is out 😊