Following up in the reviewish theme, I thought I might make a little point that will aid many writers in navigating the dangerous waters of throwing your work out there for everyone to see. I’ve mentioned before (with absoludicrous examples) that it’s always a bad idea for a author (at Read more…
I try and keep my book pages up to date with review links as i come across them. However, since Wolf’s Cross has been out less than a week, I’ve gotten more ink electrons devoted to it recently than my other stuff, even aside from the self-promotional Big Idea I Read more…
Everyone knows that you should do research for any story to make sure you get the facts right. Few people actually point out why this is an important thing, and why you shouldn’t slack off because it’s fantasy and it’s all made up anyway. Case in point, bestselling author Beverly Read more…
The subject came up when I was on a writing panel at the Medina library this past Saturday, and I thought I might codify it into some general rules of thumb for writers (aspiring and pro) using the interwebs. This can be considered a companion to my earlier post of Read more…
On the Suvudu blog, they’re doing a Spectra retrospective, and today, Wolfbreed was up: “On Friday, March 16th 2007, I had an idea for a novel. It had been bubbling in my head for about a week after watching the anime Elfen Lied. Since it wouldn’t leave me alone, I Read more…
It may seem narcissistic to enjoy reading your own work, however, since a writer’s job is to engage their audience, and the only direct measure any writer has of that engagement is their own reaction; any writer worth their salt should be writing stuff that, at the very least, blows Read more…
I’ve been light blogging the past few weeks because, even though I’m done with Messiah, I’m not done with Messiah. Even though the draft is finished (so no one needs to worry about me pulling a Robert Jordon) I’m still in the midst of going through and polishing off the Read more…
And our wonderful UPS guy decided to leave the package out in the rain, on top of a trash can next to the house. . . But I got this to cheer me up. Go there, you may win a book.
Authors of fiction have an advantage that we often don’t realize we have: Our audience wants to believe us. They know we’re lying, but in most cases they’re willing to accept anything we want sell them in the name of the story, and ask only that we’re honest about what Read more…
Back a couple of years ago I wrote about “Five Things Lost Can Teach Us About Storytelling” and I thought I’d add to that list now that the series is complete. Here’s a few more things I think Lost did well: In writing a prolonged series, keep in mind how Read more…