[From the Archive] The Greatest Backhanded Compliment to Authors
No matter what your opinion is of used bookstores (and there are good arguments for and against them) their existence can be a great backhanded compliment to writers. What weird backhanded compliment would that be? When you can’t find them in the stores. Okay, here’s what I mean by that. A lot of us in [...]
[From the Archive] Reviews: The Good, The Bad, and The Necessary
I’m actually getting this done before heading down to ConJour. Hope to see some of you there. _____ When it comes to writing and publishing no one can get by without reviews. Reviews are one of the “necessary” evils that effects everything to do with the industry. They’re one of the most effective indicators of [...]
[Interview] The Four Redheads on Tracy Morris’s Blog
Tracy Morris is running a series of interviews with the Four Redheads (in character). Here’s Zoe’s interview.
[Bonus Post] Think Before You Meme
A friend of mine posted this new idea that starting to pop up: This is in response to SOPA/PIPA debates and the take down of MegaUpload (which had both good and bad things on it – I don’t know the full story there). However… and I can’t stress this enough. Please, please, please…think before you [...]
[From the Archive] Standard Manuscript Format
Because every year or two, we have to trot this out… this is from early 2010… Feel free to comment and debate at will. __________ One of the fundamental tenants of professional writing is to put every manuscript into “Standard Manuscript Format”. What few people tell new writers is that there’s no longer a set [...]
[Writer Post] Expanding Your Audience – The North Texas Comic Book Show
2012 is not only the year of Finish Stuff, Darn It! (Part 2 – a continuation from 2011 and without a foreseeable ending), I’m also looking to expand my reader base. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the SF convention community and their continuing support – which is why my TO INFINITY AND BEYOND goal [...]
[From the Archive] The Rule of Writing
This post was written in early 2010… I’m sure I’ve addressed it numerous times since. Announcements: I’ll be appearing at the North Texas Comic Book Show tomorrow, Saturday, Jan 14th from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Arlington Hilton just west of 360 on Lamar. Also, I’m participating in ConJour on the University of [...]
[Writer Post] Be Our Guest
Split Professional Personalities, gotta love them – though they can be tough to balance. In this, I’m not talking about Writer Pro vs. Day Job Pro. There’s tons of advice on balancing that…and life. This is the Fandom Balancing act. I am both a Writer Guest/Panelist/Participant and a Convention Organizer. I’m on staff of FenCon [...]
