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The “Lines We Live By” . . .

Anyone who blogs five days a week (for nearly three years straight) finds those days when they may have the resources to pull together a blog post but their will to do it is flagging… There is a sense of blesséd grace descending when, on one of those drooping days, your Best Friend sends you […]

Letter from A Neglected Writer

The letter I’m sharing today is constructed from a composite of people I’ve known. To Whom It May Concern I’m very grateful to Mr. Zoltai for letting me share my situation in his blog. I’m hoping some of his readers will share their knowledge and experience in the comments. I’ll begin with a statement that […]

Growing Up In The Corporation . . .

Friday and another in my growing collection of Behind The Scenes posts. If you’re new to the blog, I reserve Fridays for special posts that sometimes explain and sometimes reveal more of the story in my short novel Notes from An Alien. It’s been for sale since May of 2011 but it’s also been available […]

Productivity vs Satisfaction ~ or ~ Success vs Peace of Mind

There are so many folks (perhaps more than ever) attempting to fulfill the old maxim, Everyone Has A Novel In Them. Self-Publishing has revolutionized more lives than half a dozen more prosaic social advances… But is the revolutionized life worth living? Isn’t it true that a writer must be published to be a Real Writer […]

Can A Book Be A “Start-Up ‘Company’”?

You’ve heard of start-up companies, right? Wikipedia defines a start-up as: “…a company, a partnership or temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. These companies, generally newly created, are in a phase of development and research for markets.” That part about, “…search for a repeatable and scalable business model.”, sounds […]

More Writers On Writing

Six days ago, I published a post called Writers On Writing. It had four videos—various perspectives on the writing process… And, in a post from last year, The “Right” Way To Write ~ Writing Advice for The Brave . . ., I had these two quotes: “For every ‘rule’ in the books, some book of […]

10 Places to Seek and Offer Book Recommendations

Last month, Digital Book World had an article about book recommendation sites. Some of them you may already know about, some not… I’ll give you the links here but let you go to the article to read why they picked them-—>Top Ten Book Recommendation Platforms. 1: Amazon.com 2: Book Bub 3: BarnesandNoble.com 4: Bookish 5: […]

“The Varieties Of Religious Experience” ~ “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”

Here we are at the Friday Behind The Scenes of Notes from An Alien post. This is where I reveal my own thoughts and feelings about my short novel, answer your questions, and share scenes that weren’t in the published edition. Some of these posts have spoilers (this one does) and, if those trouble you, […]

Writers On Writing

I have a quartet of videos for you today: * Jerry Pinto and Nilanjana Roy at The Hindu Lit for Life 2013. * Stephen King about what inspires him. * A two-part video with a group of 4th and 6th grade writers (from about 9 to 11 years old…). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Leave A Comment, Use […]

Writing Software or Writing Apps ~~ Or, Both?

I’ve done a number of posts on writing software. Here are just a few: No money: Free Software for Writers . . . Some money: The Best Writing Software *Ever* ? Do you really need it?: Writers’ Software ~ Is It Necessary? My Best Friend sent me a heads-up on a new WebApp to help […]