Category: writing
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My Reading: Past, Present and Future 05.23.18
Past: Speak (audio) by Laurie Halse Anderson Even though I am a middle-aged dude, I like young adult fiction. Really, I try to enjoy books in all genres, but I have a special place in my heart for YA fiction. I have always disagreed with labeling books as “YA Fiction” but I understand the necessity…
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Friday’s Findings 05.18.18
Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: Synopsis: Why All Writers Need One Even Though They Hate It Plot Problem? Fix It Fast with a Retcon Seven New Books for Writers Show, Don’t Tell: It’s a Rule For a Reason 5 Lies Writers Believe That Are Holding Them Back Explore the Consortium ……
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Author Interview: Jennifer Laslie
I met Jennifer at the Kentuckiana Authors Fair. I really liked the covers of her books. She says she is a crazy cat lady who lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her wonderful husband and two children. When she’s not thinking about cheesecake or cats, she can be found in the bookstore in the Young Adult…
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Friday’s Findings 05.11.18
Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: Conveying the Senses of Place to Our Readers 9 Ways to Create a Rock-Solid Writing Habit Why Writers Need to Perfect Their First Thirty Pages You’ve Got to Work It Over Plot Points: A Storytelling Exercise View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon.
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Author Interview: Cheryl Lawson
Cheryl Lawson’s debut novel, We Are Mars, is coming out May 15th, 2018. Cheryl lives in Kamloops, BC, Canada, with her husband and son. Cheryl grew up in South Africa, moving to Canada in 2006 when her son was just a year old. They settled in the lower mainland of BC, before moving, in 2017,…
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Prose Is Architecture
Prose is architecture, not interior decoration. – Ernest Hemingway
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Epiphanies in Writing, Part 3: Marketing your Novel
Anyone involved in the publishing industry knows it changes daily. I worked at a publishing house in the early nineties and then again in the 2010’s and comparing and contrasting my two stints capsulizes what is happening all over the world: we’re becoming a digitalized culture. No surprise there, but it was fascinating to…
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Cover Preview for Episode 3
Consortium, Episode 3: WHEREHOW is still in production, but I wanted to give a preview of the cover. In this episode, more is revealed about the dimension called the WhereHow. Also, the mysterious WhereHow dwellers called the Xyce are in full force and attack everyone’s favorite space vacation cruiser The Planned Happenstance. From past episodes,…
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Author Interview: Dennis E. Taylor
I have been listening to Dennis E. Taylor’s humorous science fiction series via Audible. If you enjoy a little sarcasm sprinkled on your action stories, you should check out Taylor’s Bobiverse. Start with We Are Legion. The series is great to listen to while driving around running errands and such. They brighten up otherwise boring…
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