![]() ![]() And really, who can relate to that person who never has anything go wrong or faces brutal realities? As for craft techniques-again, that ruthlessness is vital: avoid wordy dissertations on life and go for the Cliff’s Notes of facts for action scenes, say it with me, “Fragments are our friends.” and last, treat backstory like a good spice that’s best consumed in light, flavorful applications. ![]() ![]() If life is going to pummel me, I’m not going to go easy on my characters. Don’t bubble-wrap them! Let life hit them, and hard. *cue evil laugh* Suspense and depth comes out of not protecting my characters. RK: Keyword that pretty much answers both questions-ruthlessness. SP: Wow, sounds exciting! How do you manage to make your books so suspenseful and deep? What craft techniques would you recommend to other writers wanting to make their books more fast-paced? I’ve always dubbed it Firefly meets Dune … and warned people that while this series falls solidly into the Science Fiction genre, it’s a Space opera, light on science (Ronie doesn’t “science” and liberal with the melodrama and romance for an epic adventure across Quadrants. RK: I’ve spent the last dozen years writing to my brand-Rapid-Fire Fiction-but I finally found a publishing home for my much-beloved series, The Droseran Saga. ![]() Word on the street is you’re an incredible writer and your books have mind-blowing twists! Tell us all a little bit about your series. SP: Hi Ronie! We’re so excited to have you here on the Spinning Pen! We’ve heard in the YA sphere everyone loves your Droseran saga. ![]()
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![]() In addition to her comics work, Robbins is an author of non-fiction books, including several with an emphasis on the history of women in cartooning. Trina designed Vampirella's costume for Forrest Ackerman and Jim Warren. Trina has worked on an adaptation of Sax Rohmer's Dope for Eclipse Comics and GoGirl with artist Anne Timmons for Image Comics. She was also the penciller on Wonder Woman for a time in the '80s. She became increasingly involved in creating outlets for and promoting female comics artists, through projects such as the comics anthology Wimmen's Comix. ![]() She later joined the staff of a feminist underground newspaper It Ain't Me, Babe, with whom she produced the first all-woman comic book titled It Ain't Me Babe. Her first comics were printed in the East Village Other. She was an early and influential participant in the underground comix movement, and one of the few female artists in underground comix when she started. ![]() Trina Robbins is an American comics artist and writer. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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