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My Second Novel
Category Archives: Writing
The Joys of Writing: Learning From My Mistakes
This year, my second novel – The Dame was a Tad Polish – is coming out. That I can say “second novel” still feels surreal. When Pro Se Press published The City of Smoke & Mirrors two years ago, it … Continue reading
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Write to the Cover Volume One is now available!
Have you ever seen the episode of Deep Space Nine called Far Beyond the Stars? The episode shows Captain Sisko imagining himself as a pulp writer in the 50s. In one part of the episode, the editor handed out various pieces … Continue reading
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Fiction Friday: Matrimony
Most of my writing is totally on the fly with little planning. When I write, it’s with a rough sketch in my head and little else. This especially goes for my writing form, which is basically whatever goes down on … Continue reading
The Joys of Writing: On Responding to Criticism
I’ve seen some authors liken their work to raising a baby. You work on it for so long, help make it the best it can be, then send it off into the world to sink or swim. Sure, you can do … Continue reading
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A Doug the Troll Memorium
For Christmas this past year, I got a new gaming PC. It’s been…magical. For years, I’ve only used laptops and netbooks. Handy for writing or school work; not so much for gaming. They ran most indie games, but even then, … Continue reading
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The Joys of Writing: A Description of Dilbert Pinkerton
Recently, I contacted an artist friend to about drawing an artist profile of Dill. It’s to get the right look and details for a plushie designer my girlfriend contacted for a Christmas gift for me. Honestly, this was an interesting … Continue reading
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The Joys of Writing: Characters Taking Over
While I’m blanking on any names off hand, I’ve read interviews from writers where they discussed a character taking over. That character will surprise them, throw a wrench into the works, or do something so unexpected and yet totally in … Continue reading
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Amazon, Hachette, and flaming bullshit
Originally posted on Jay Kristoff – Literary Giant:
. Beautiful people, a moment of your time, if you will. I won’t bang on at length about this (there are many who will), but there’s some important stuff you should be…
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