Laura Roberts's Blog, page 94
January 28, 2012
Dicks are still dirty, even if it's art
Today I logged into my Smashwords account to check up on my ebook titles and see if they'd all been approved for listing in their premium catalog. When I did so, I found the following notice on my title "The … Continue reading →
January 27, 2012
No more false gods
I hereby swear off reading online newsletters from people offering writing "advice." "What?!" I can hear you screaming. "Do you think you're better than the rest of us? How dare you!" It's not that newsletters or blogs on the subject … Continue reading →
January 26, 2012
Pseudonyms: a socially acceptable form of lying for writers
Hi! My name is Nora Roberts, and I write romance novels. I'm also Julia Roberts' younger, hotter sister. And no, I did not have relations with that hamster. What's that? You thought my name was Laura Roberts? And that I … Continue reading →
January 23, 2012
Literary news round-up (via Twitter)
Here are a few interesting things, in a literary vein, that I've read today because of Twitter: Morning people may be more creative in the afternoon; Cormac McCarthy joined Twitter; The Professional Writers of Austin are trying to locate Austin's … Continue reading →
January 22, 2012
Winter 24-Hour Short Story Contest
Whew! I'm done with my entry for WritersWeekly's Winter 24-Hour Short Story Contest. The quarterly contest opened at noon yesterday, closes at noon today, and asked participants to write an 850-word story using the following prompt: Blue ice stretched to … Continue reading →
January 21, 2012
Preditors and Editors poll results
I'M NUMBER TWO! Okay, so I'm not #1, but I'll take #2 in a poll I never even knew existed before this past December. The Preditors & Editors Readers' Poll results are in, and I ended up in the #2 … Continue reading →
January 14, 2012
Naked Montreal digital chapters, coming soon
To all the Naked Montreal fans who've been waiting patiently, your day has come! I've put up my sample chapter for free download on Smashwords (Amazon, coming soon) and I'm working on getting my chapters ready for publication one by … Continue reading →
January 10, 2012
Grammar nerdery: The one where Will Shortz gets schooled on the subject of illin'
While I am often found stylin' and profilin' here at Buttontapper HQ, I have occasionally been known to be straight illin' (as well as chillin'). Will Shortz, it seems, has recently been schooled on the subject of hip hop grammar … Continue reading →
January 9, 2012
One-sentence stories: Patrick Stump
Here's a one-sentence story from you, courtesy of Patrick Stump's solo album, Soul Punk: You said you were protected; I thought you meant you had a gun. Ah, sweet innocence of youth! Groove on the whole song and learn some … Continue reading →
January 3, 2012
Preditors & Editors Readers' Poll nominations
Guess what? I've been nominated in several categories for this year's Preditors & Editors Readers' Poll! The poll is an annual tradition, and boasts a variety of categories on everything from books to short fiction and poetry to digital publications—including … Continue reading →
