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November 9, 2011
Self-Publishing v. Traditional Publishing: Why Quality Still Matters
On my Facebook page, the other day, I lamented the fact that lost in the present debate over PC terminology surrounding the Self-Publishing v. Traditional Publishing debate are some good points about contracts, quality and other concerns. This led to a discussion between fellow author David Boop and I about what distinguishes good from bad [ Read More ]
November 7, 2011
10 Resources For Educating Yourself About Book Contracts
DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer, thus, no legal advice is implied nor offered in the following post. What I offer instead are resources and ideas for how to inform yourself and prepare for understanding and negotiating contracts with better satisfaction and success. You've written a book, run it through beta readers, then polished it [ Read More ]
November 3, 2011
Writing Tip: The Importance Of Business
There's this little thing referred to in Hollywood script talk as "business." It also gets a mention in Phil Athans' excellent The Guide To Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy from Adams Media. "Business" in this instance is those little actions characters do underneath dialogue in scenes. You know, they're having an argument and one washes dishes [ Read More ]
November 1, 2011
Blog Tour Roundup: The Worker Prince
Well, my first book tour and first ever blog tour was a lot of fun. Truly a blast. And I think all the bloggers and readers who participated. The comments were encouraging and helpful. The posts were fun to write and participate in. Timing was fairly smooth in most cases. And I think we provided [ Read More ]
October 30, 2011
Apex Reviews: The Worker Prince – 4 Star Review
This one's not so easy to find online. I don't even have a link, so I'll reprint a jpg here so you can see it for yourselves.
October 26, 2011
Writing Tip: Get In Late, Get Out Early
When I went to screenwriting school, the key thing they taught us about writing scenes was to enter a scene as late as possible and get out as soon as possible after that. Forget the niceties. None of this: Bob walked in the room to find Guy sitting on the couch, chilling. "Hey, dude, [ Read More ]
October 24, 2011
Why I Used A Real Religion In The Worker Prince & Why You'll Enjoy It Anyway
Boy, we live in strange times. That's never been more clear to me than by watching the way some people blanch at the audacity I must have to put a real religion in my novel. The Worker Prince is the story of Moses retold as space opera. The story of Moses is a story of ideological [ Read More ]
October 20, 2011
12 Tips For Preparing To Appear On Author Panels
If you're an author or aspiring to be one, chances are that at some point you'll be asked to participate in Author Panels. Author panels are staples at Conventions, Workshops and Literary Festivals and give authors and readers the opportunity to question each other and explore topics from Characterization to Genre to Research and more. [ Read More ]
12 Tips For Preparing For Author Panels
If you're an author or aspiring to be one, chances are that at some point you'll be asked to participate in Author Panels. Author panels are staples at Conventions, Workshops and Literary Festivals and give authors and readers the opportunity to question each other and explore topics from Characterization to Genre to Research and more. [ Read More ]
October 17, 2011
70 Most Memorable Science Fiction & Fantasy Books I've Read (to date)
Author Kris Keegan did it, so I thought a list of my own top genre books would be fun. I am not listing these in any particular order. And where series are involved, I just list the series rather than individual books. But this is a list of books with great meaning to me. Unlike [ Read More ]
