Susanne Lambdin and I were panelists today at Little Apple Comic Con. I may have suggested death to a Disney Character. https://www.facebook.com/1574638242845819/videos/1636086166701026/
Writing Business
Scam Warnings (Chris Nuttall)
Chris mentioned he was going to do this post based on other traffic over at MGC. Just remember–there’s no such thing as a shortcut when writing.
Writing Tips: I'm Up-I'm Moving-I'm Down (Getting to A Cover)
In the U.S. Army, there’s a movement technique called the 3-5 second rush. It’s used to move from cover to cover before someone blasts you. The soldier running is supposed to say, “I’m up! I’m seen! I’m moving! I’m down!”, with going prone or the next cover destination coinciding with “down.” *pause as I imagine […]
Guest Blogging, Some News, and a Little Q&A
Sorry for some of the intermittent posting. I have spent most of the last few days filling out interview questions for my blog tour through Goddess Fish Promotions. For those of you who do not know what a blog tour is, basically a promotion site sets you up with guest blogs / reviews of your […]
Getting Started In Writing (Chris Nuttall Reblog)
Chris Nuttall provides some advice on getting started I think is very apt. Go check his site out if you get a chance.
FB, Promo, and the Etiquette Dance
This blog was inspired by a recent column on FB and author posts. I’ll be honest–I thought the author was a little too self-reverential at times, but the basic underpinnings were sound. In this blog post I’ll amplify some of his points: Word count and editing: I don’t think this is a hard full stop […]
Warship Wednesday–Damage Control
*cough cough* Man, it’s kind of dusty in here. You’d almost think someone hasn’t been in this place for like weeks. Oh, wait… Welcome to another edition of Warship Wednesday. Today, rather than talking about a particular class of vessel, we’re going to talk about something near and dear to ship to ship fights: damage […]
Contract Law (With Special Guest Amie Gibbons)
There are certain milestones with every blog. First post. 100th post. That post that summons a scribe demon from an alternate dimension and leads to a 30 minute write off where you save humanity at the cost of truly epic carpal tunnel. Well, two out of three of those have happened on this site. […]
Write Pack Podcasts
Sorry I’ve been a little behind in posting these. Had the great fun of being ill for a bit and got behind. I did two more Write Pack Radio Podcasts that have been published. First off, “Online Writing Courses” . Second, “Recovering From A Setback.” Go ahead and give them a listen if you’re so inclined. […]
Not able to offer Pre-Order
So the great thing about the Con circuit is you meet some amazing authors. A.D. Trosper is a fantasy writer who is out of southern Kansas, and I share this as a cautionary tale for folks looking for external companies. Bottom line: Contracts, contracts, contracts, written in such a manner that if someone ends up […]
The Pro From Dover…
I am deeply skeptical of many folks who call themselves “experts.” It’s based primarily on having many people who have purported to be one, then quickly demonstrated that their dog and pony show (“Now with smoke and mirrors!”) was mainly poodle with a dose of equine excrement. This goes double for the publishing industry, as […]
Running With The Pack…
(With apologies to Bad Company…) I’ve recorded three podcast episodes with Write Pack Radio out of St. Louis. If you want to hear me talk about writing, dealing with adversity, and other bits of crazy, here are the links: This week on Write Pack Radio: Our Rules Link to this episode: http://buff.ly/2iRA6Ah YouTube: http://buff.ly/2iRvY3k We […]