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How Much is Too Much (or not enough)?

I have this problem. The problem is, I don’t know when it’s okay to talk about my work and when it isn’t. This is not a new problem; far from it. In fact, it has ALWAYS been my problem. In my day job, at home, with my volunteer activities and … Continue reading →

Get Published Episode 151 – Nowick Gray Talks About His Writing Journey

Hey there! Welcome to ‘Get Published’. I’m your host, Mike Plested. I have long believed that persistence is the key to getting your work published. I have also said that the journey to getting published can be a long one. Today’s guest proves both those little kernals of wisdom. On … Continue reading →

Mik Murdoch: Crisis of Conscience has been sent to Publisher

Let me say one thing before I get into this: No, this is not an April Fools joke. I am delighted to be able to announce that I finished polishing edits last night to send the manuscript for Mik Murdoch: Crisis of Conscience to Five Rivers Publishing last night. This … Continue reading →

Huh?!?

I was going to write a post that asks whether character or setting are more important. That is, I was going to write it until I realized just how BIG a topic that can be. If I were to do it justice, I would probably need to spend a week … Continue reading →

Get Published Episode 150 – Kevin Wohler, From Short Story to Novel

150 Episodes. We have had quite a journey together thus far, haven’t we? Since I started podcasting I have had two novels released, podcast two novels and edited an anthology. How about you? How has your life changed since we started down this road? As you probably know, Jeff Hite … Continue reading →

Thank you and So Long for Now, Terry Pratchett

This was a day I have known was coming for a long time. That doesn’t make it any easier to accept or even process. Terry Pratchett, author extraordinaire died today at the age of 66. I won’t say I was his biggest fan, only because there are so many people … Continue reading →

Update

I haven’t done a proper update in a while so I thought today might be a good opportunity to do so. Here goes: Jack Kane and the Statue of Liberty – due to some life issues, the book will now be released in June of this year. JR Murdock and … Continue reading →

Get Published Episode 149 – Story Messages Discussion

My Associate Producer and evil alter-ego, Jeffrey Hite staged yet another takeover on today’s show. He decide we needed to talk about message in stories and invited Christiana Ellis to the show. It was a fun discussion but it felt so odd not controlling the conversation. And before we begin … Continue reading →

Love the Story You’re In

I was thinking about my writing and I realized the stories that turned out best (at least, in my opinion) are the ones where I had something personally invested. That investment didn’t always happen at the outset of writing. In fact, a few short stories I wrote were grueling projects … Continue reading →

My Writing Influences – Alan Dean Foster

When I first started reading I gravitated to Science Fiction novels. In fact, when I was four or five, I picked up one of my parents novels and began to teach myself to read from it. No Dick, Jane and Spot for me (at least, not until I went to … Continue reading →