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Fantasy: December 27, 2017 Issue [#8673]

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 This week: The New Year is Almost Here
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New Year's Day is almost here,
How do you have a successful writing year?
You write something on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.



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Letter from the editor

This newsletter comes out on December 27, which is approximately five days before New Year's Day 2018. For generations people have considered New Year's Day an auspicious day to start something new. However, every culture has its own New Year's myths and superstitions. I am not sure that any of these myths or superstitions hold water in real life. They are good plot points in short stories or novels, especially if the character is superstitious.

One of the more intriguing myths I ran across is one about work. According to this myth, if you want to be successful in the New Year you do a little bit of work on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. I believe this goes along with the idea that what you do on New Year's Day you will be doing the rest of the year. This means that if you want to write during 2018 you should do a bit of writing on December 31 and January 1. The only experience I have with this particular superstition is in my own life.

I admit that I always do a little bit of writing on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Now whether this has anything to do with me writing everyday during the rest of the year I cannot say. This year, in addition to writing on those two days, I will also read a book. This is in addition to the any reviews I may do on those day. Perhaps if I read a chapter or two in a book, I will continue to read chapters the rest of the year.

What are some of the New Year's myths or superstitions you grew up with? Can they be used to enhance a character or as a plot point? If they can be uses, how can they be used in a fantasy or science fiction story? Have you ever used any type of New Year's myth in any of your stories? Do you have any New Year's stories you want to submit to the newsletter? Did you writing anything on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day?


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Excerpt: He sighed, then spoke softly, his voice trailing into silence. "We never expected - " his voice broke before he finished his sentence and the man sobbed quietly.

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Excerpt: Lexi sat in the shrinks office recounting the memories of her childhood. Her story was somewhat unbelievable, and she worried the doctor would think she was nuts. Her mom was the crazy one, not her. She refused to follow in mother's path.

 
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         and with eyelids like tissue since sleep was aloof,
                   I went outside to bask in the summery balm
         feeling like an insomniac, though I was calm.

 
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