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So, How Do YOU Research?
In a famous display of writer’s integrity, guts, and stupidity, Harlan Ellison joined a street gang to research his first novel. Yikes. Talk about writing […]
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Everything’s a Metaphor—7 Ways to Build Meaning into Your Story
I should begin by clarifying what I mean by “metaphor.” I do not mean abstract symbolism that you force the reader to dig through, so […]
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Negative Reviews May Be Good for Your Book
Thanks to Bill Morris of The Millions for this link to a paper, published in Marketing Science (v. 29 n. 5, September-October 2010), “Positive Effects […]
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#FridayFlash Favorites (2011/03/11)
Time overdue for another 7 of my favorite flash stories from #FridayFlash. I’m a month behind, but still reading through the short-short stories authors have […]
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Getting Published Ain’t So Great, Either
As if to balance my post earlier this week about indie author pains, Mary DeMuth writes about 7 publishing myths on Novel Journey. She includes […]
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Aspiring Authors: Quit “Aspiring” and Just Do It Already!
“So what do you want me to do?” I can hear you quip. “Get published? Just like that? Sorry, buddy, I’m trying, but it just […]
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Fired Up over Short Fiction
Camille LaGuire, the Daring Novelist, yesterday talked about her dare to publish short-fiction ebooks. She talks about novelettes that she had written, which no one […]
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Are You Really Ready to Indie Publish?
Agent Kristin of the Pub Rants blog posted some of her comments on how hard it is to be self-published. Those are my words. She […]
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7 Ways to Eradicate the Copulative (How to Get Rid of the Verb “To Be”)
“To be, or not to be?” Not is usually the answer. Eliminate the verb “to be.” This basic writing and revision tip you’ll hear all […]
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Rejection Sucks
This morning, I replied to Sarah Allen’s latest post, about how very many editors have been rejecting her stories: I have been telling myself for […]
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