Bryan Thomas Schmidt's Blog, page 23
February 8, 2013
Write Tip: 8 Tips For How To Approach Editing Your Work
There’s nothing quite as enlightening for a writer as editing other’s works. I’ve learned a great deal about what to do and what not to do from my freelance editing which has helped me grow as a writer. So here are 10 key tips I’ve learned for Editing Your Novel: 1) Preserve The Fresh Eye [ Read More ]
February 5, 2013
2013 Projects
I thought perhaps some of you might be interested in what I’m working on. Especially since my blogging has dropped a bit in regularity, in part, due to being so busy. I enjoy blogging but at a certain point, between writer’s block for blog ideas, and just sheer busyness, it becomes work, so I have [ Read More ]
January 28, 2013
Beyond The Sun Table Of Contents Is Official!
Today, I officially announced the Table Of Contents for Beyond The Sun, my space colonist anthology and first Kickstarter venture, at SFSignal: http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2013... We wound up with typical attrition of 20-40% of writers not coming through with stories. Luckily I had some name writers who asked to contribute but weren’t on my original list so we [ Read More ]
January 25, 2013
Write Tip: 5 Things Every Writer Should Know About Working With Independent Editors
With apologies, I’m a day late getting my weekly Write Tip post up. At some point or another, all writers have to consider whether or not their manuscript could use an editor. For most pros, that’s not even a question. I’ve used editors on all novels since the beginning and all of them have brought [ Read More ]
January 23, 2013
Kalimpura Launched to Conclude Jay Lake’s Epic Fantasy Green Trilogy
In Chicago this past summer, I finally met my friend Jay Lake. I’ve known Jay and talked with him online for over two years, but it took World Con to finally get us in the same physical space. As expected, Jay was a delight. We also did a panel together, which I moderated. But he [ Read More ]
January 22, 2013
Ray Gun Chronicles: Space Opera For a New Age Kickstarter Launched
It’s a big week for me. Amidst making final choices of stories for my first Kickstarter Anthology: Beyond The Sun, and awaiting my first book contract from a major, I am launching, with Every Day Publishing, a Kickstarter for Raygun Chronicles: Space Opera For a New Age. This anthology, headlined by Mike Resnick, A.C. Crispin, [ Read More ]
January 17, 2013
Write Tip: 8 Good Options to Duotrope For Tracking Submissions
Duotrope’s decision to switch to paid subscriptions for their popular submissions tracking solution caused quite an uproar. So I decided to compile information on some alternatives to make available here as part of the growing Write Tips database. Now, let me be clear: Duotrope is still a viable option. They have a right to not [ Read More ]
January 10, 2013
Write Tip: Keeping Out The Intruder Words
One of the things you learn on the writing journey is the importance of word choice. Certain types of words have certain types of impacts on your story, not just in evoking emotions or images, but in setting the tone, creating the voice, world building, and more. Some words create intimacy and a feeling of [ Read More ]
January 7, 2013
Stories In, Kickstarters Out, and More News
Well, I’m getting a slow start on blogging in 2013. In fact, I was so busy the last half of the year, it was hard to stick to even my steady schedule of two posts per week (Mondays and Thursdays). But 2012 ended with the sale of another children’s book and 3 anthologies to publishers, [ Read More ]
January 4, 2013
The Next Big Thing
The idea behind The Next Big Thing meme is pretty simple: another author tags you, you answer ten standard questions, and then you tag five other authors, propagating the meme through the interwebs like some sort of virus. So R.T. Kaelin tagged me in his post, and well, here I go spreading the infection: 1) [ Read More ]
