Category Archives: Writing
Self-publishing success?
Like most authors who struggle to get published, or are at least getting ready to struggle to get published, I’ve been looking at self-publishing and eBooks as a potential option. I’ve listened to the Writing Excuses podcasts on e-publishing, where … Continue reading
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Ray Bradbury – 1920-2012
There is a scene in the Disney film version of Ray Bradbury’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes” that burrowed deep into my psyche when I first watched it as a teen. Mr. Dark, a carnival operator who feeds on human … Continue reading
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Short story surgery
Probably one of the most difficult aspects about writing is revision. I’m currently struggling with a short story I’d like to have ready to submit for publication. Most publications have word limits, and even those who don’t I suspect would … Continue reading
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Book Review: I Am Not a Serial Killer, by Dan Wells
My brother Dan (not Wells) reviewed this book a while back and found the book disturbing, both in its content and because it was hard to put down. I can understand that. This is a book that because of its … Continue reading
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Discoveries in outlining
The three gentlemen (and lately a lady, too) over at Writing Excuses often talk about how some writers are “Discovery Writers”, people who just start writing and let the plot come to them as they go, and others are “Outliners”, … Continue reading
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Novel Update: Second draft beginning soon
Feedback on my novel is beginning to come in from my brave set of readers. Thank you all, it is greatly appreciated. (I’m still taking feedback from those I’ve yet to hear from, btw). In the mean time, I’ve been … Continue reading
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J.K. Rowling and the bold business model
The Harry Potter series will soon be available as e-books. That in itself is good news for many people, but according to this article the real excitement may be in how Rowling is releasing them. Along with the more standard … Continue reading
Meeting Brandon Mull
It’s starting to seem like there’s an author under every rock down here. This morning we braved Costco (blowing Southwest Airlines away when it comes to making customers feel like cattle) for some shopping and found out that Brandon Mull, … Continue reading
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Planting a flag
I finished my novel today, and I’m feeling a loss. This has been one of the bigger parts of my life for the last four months. All during that time I was eager to finish so I could move on … Continue reading
Gatekeepers
I listened to a podcast recently by a group of published authors discussing the advent of e-publishing. One of the key points they brought up is the concept of The Gatekeeper. In their industry its the publishing houses and editors, … Continue reading
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