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February 23, 2012
Vlog: Writing Update to Call FM–Novelization Of My Novel (Humor)
Had a great interview on the radio with Call FM's Ben & Guillermo. At one point, Guillermo asked me if there'd be a novelization of my novel. He was obviously tired, but well, I couldn't resist calling back in and ribbing him about it this week as they rerun my interview. And so here's the [ Read More ]
February 22, 2012
Review: CassaFire by Alex J. Cavanaugh
Cassa Fire, Space Opera, Dancing Lemur Press, 2012. Tpb/ebook $15.95/$4.99 An enjoyable read with well drawn leads that takes a while to suck you in but ultimately rises above its faults to provide a compelling and enjoyable read. I have not read book 1 in this series. So let me say some of my quibbles [ Read More ]
February 20, 2012
Write Tip: Special Punctuation—Ellipses, Em Dash, En Dash and Hyphen
Ahhhh punctuation. A gift and yet a bane for us all, isn't it? Editors fix way too much of it. Writers get confused and abuse too much of it. And the rest of the world scratches their head and gives up with a bevy of messages which start to look like this: cumin 2c u [ Read More ]
February 18, 2012
The Returning: It Is Finished
Well, my second contracted novel is on its way. ARCS are being prepped. E-ARCS are already going out. And copyediting and cover design will begin in earnest for our June release of The Returning, sequel to The Worker Prince. Pretty exciting stuff. A year ago, this book barely existed and now here it is. Three years ago, [ Read More ]
February 16, 2012
Write Tip: Be Professional
One of the highest compliments anyone has paid me is to tell me "You're a professional." I've actually heard this several times the past few months. My first reaction is: "I wish I was. I don't make any money." But what they really mean is that I act like a professional in my timeliness and [ Read More ]
February 14, 2012
Dear Valentine: A Poem – February 14, 2012
Dear Valentine, I miss you. You're three thousand miles away. You're in another hemisphere, where I hear you're going to stay. Dear Valentine, my heart is yours, despite the troubles we've known. Because good memories are golden and we've got by far way more of those. Dear Valentine, my heart is broken, from [ Read More ]
February 13, 2012
Origins: February 13
This post is part of the Origins Challenge Blog Series. Almost 200 blogs participating. Click here for the list. So the challenge is to blog about how we got started writing. This is an ironic date because writing about the origins of my writing on February 13th means I'm writing about origins on the day of [ Read More ]
February 10, 2012
The Returning: How I Dealt With Middle Book Syndrome
Well, we're four chapters from finalizing the editing of my novel, The Returning, sequel to my debut The Worker Prince. ARCS will go out next week, and then copyediting. As I look at this book, a book which I'm amazed even got written–written in the midst of my life completely falling apart (unemployment, mental health [ Read More ]
February 7, 2012
Guest Post: Writer Confidence—Too Much or Too Little?
by Patty Jansen Let's presume for a moment, that there is a writer called Leon. Leon doesn't exist, of course, and I picked the name because I don't actually know anyone by that name. Leon, however, embodies a number of characteristics I've seen in workshops and on writer sites. Leon has written a novel, has [ Read More ]
February 6, 2012
Write Tip: How Not To Use The 9 Free Ways To Market Your Book
Our recent Write Tip on 9 Free Ways To Market Your Book has been popular but people have asked me how NOT to use those techniques, so I thought it appropriate to do a follow up post. First, here's a refresher on the 9 Free Ways which are: 1 ) Author Site/Blogs 2 ) Author Profiles/Blog Interviews [ Read More ]
