R.J. Crayton's Blog, page 27
June 19, 2014
Rooting for other people’s stupidity isn’t a sound business strategy
Even though I often think of myself as just an author or your average, run-of-the-mill person, as a writer who self publishes, I’m a business, too. And it’s not a sound business strategy simply to root for other people’s stupidity. … Continue reading →
June 16, 2014
I’m batting a thousand; No, wait, I’m writing a thousand…
You may have noticed I’m not around online as much (or maybe not). I’ve actually tried to do a better job scheduling Facebook posts and tweets. But, overall, interaction wise, I pop in sporadically. Well, the reason is, I decided … Continue reading →
June 15, 2014
Happy Father’s Day
I just want to wish all the dads out there a Happy Father’s Day. My children tried to make a We Love Dad shadow image last year and it didn’t quite work out (if I knew anything about PhotoShop, I … Continue reading →
June 13, 2014
Friday Fun Stuff: Fancy
Happy Friday to you. I hope you saw the earlier post about Four Mothers being free today. You’ve just got a couple of hours left if you want to pick it up, gratis. Now for the Friday Fun Stuff. Last … Continue reading →
Friday the 13th is Lucky for You – Free book!
Happy Friday to you! I’ll run the Friday Fun Stuff post this evening. Meanwhile, it’s time for me to offer a gift to you: my new short story collection, Four Mothers. It is free until midnight Pacific Time tonight. So, … Continue reading →
June 9, 2014
There is no stigma to success; self publish if you wish
I was in a Facebook writing group the other day, and a writer there posted that he didn’t “condone” self publishing. I asked him to explain, and one thing he said was that there is a stigma to it. I’d heard … Continue reading →
June 6, 2014
Friday Fun Stuff: Prime Time
Happy Friday to you. Hope you’re planning an awesome weekend. I’ve got book club tonight, and what we says is, “What happens at book club stays at book club.” Yeah, we’re a little raucous, and some of our members drink … Continue reading →
June 2, 2014
Speculative Fiction Writing Method Blog Hop
Welcome aboard. I’m hopping today. Well, to be clear, I’m part of an awesome speculative fiction blog hop, where people who write speculative fiction get a chance to talk about their writing process. I want to thank Sandra K. Williams, the … Continue reading →
June 1, 2014
The ethics of having a small family
For those who don’t know, ethical issues tend to interest me a great deal. So, I was intrigued when I saw this post discussing the ethics of procreation. It’s quite common knowledge that, in order for societies to survive at the … Continue reading →
May 30, 2014
Friday Fun Stuff: Ewok Edition
Happy Friday to you. It’s been and is going to be all about movies for me this weekend. I caught Maleficent at a pre-release screening earlier this week. Not posting a review, but Variety’s review is similar to my thoughts … Continue reading →
