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December 16, 2014
On the Fourth Blog of Christmas
When Martin Crosbie first invited me to be part of the 12 Blogs of Christmas with eleven other writers, of course I said yes. I love blogging, I love Christmas, and I love other writers.
However, as the date approached for me to prepare my post, several things made me stop and take stock:
I wanted to write something original and something meaningful - but what can be said about Christmas that hasn’t been said already?I wanted to write something that compares to the efforts of the other partici...
December 15, 2014
On the Third Blog of Christmas
The Siren of Howe Sound, trailblazing poet, author, novelist, musician and media artist Heather Haley pushes boundaries by creatively integrating disciplines, genres and media.Her writing has been published in many journals and anthologies including the Antigonish Review, Geist, sub-TERRAIN, the Vancouver Review, FORCE Field: 77 Women Poets of British Columbiaand The Verse Map of Vancouver. Haley was an editor and reviewer for the LA Weekly and publisher of the Edgewise Cafe, o...
December 14, 2014
On the Second Blog of Christmas
Jamie Lee Scott is theUSA TodayBestselling author of the Gotcha Detective Agency mysteries, and Uncertain police procedural mysteries. Originally from the Central Coast of California, Jamie was swept off her feet by a dashing Iowa farm boy and moved to the Midwest. After several years of running a restaurant with her husband, she felt the urge to kill people. Rather than going postal, she decided to start writing fiction. No One Knows, Jamie’s short screenplay, was sold in 20...
December 13, 2014
On the First Blog of Christmas
RJ Crayton is the author of the Life First series, a dystopian thriller set in the future, where the government can take your organs if they want, and give them to someone else. Prior to writing Crayton was a journalist and has worked at a variety of publications, including the Kansas City Star, Solid Waste Report and Education Technology News. Presently, Crayton is a monthly contributor to the Indies Unlimited blog and an occasional contributor to the Institute for Ethics and Emerg...
On the Fourth Blog of Christmas
When Martin Crosbie first invited me to be part of the 12 Blogs of Christmas with eleven other writers, of course I said yes. I love blogging, I love Christmas, and I love other writers.
However, as the date approached for me to prepare my post, several things made me stop and take stock:
I wanted to write something original and something meaningful - but what can be said about Christmas that hasn’t been said already?I wanted to write something that compares to the efforts of the other parti...The 12 Blogs of Christmas - What Christmas Means
When Martin Crosbie first invited me to be part of the 12 Blogs of Christmas with eleven other writers of course I said yes. I love blogging, I love Christmas, and I love other writers.
As the date approached for me to prepare my blog, a few problems emerged: 1) How much can be said about Christmas that hasn’t been said already; 2) How am I going to write an amazing post that compares to the efforts of the other participating bloggers who are also writers; 3) A huge number of work and writin...
December 3, 2014
What is this Apocalypse Weird?
So I’m part of this thing called Apocalypse Weird. In fact, I just finished the first draft of my novel Reversal that is expected to become part of the Apocalypse Weird world. I know you’ve heard me mention Apocalypse Weird—but I'm sure you're wondering: what is it? And honestly sometimes I wonder too!
Apocalypse Weird represents a major collaboration among writers to build an elaborate, interconnected world to serve as a setting for our own stories, and as a setting for the stories of other...
November 10, 2014
As Long as they are Reading
I have a lot of exciting news this week. First, A Quill Ladder is out. Check it out. If you received a Review Copy, I would love it if you post your review. No pressure (I am not a pressure kind of person), but I would sure appreciate it. Also, check out my new Reader Bonuses section of my site. I have lots of great giveaways happening. Second, Tales From Pennsylvania, an anthology to which I contributed, set in Michael Bunker’s Pennsylvania, will be out November 21, and I have free ARC copie...
October 25, 2014
On Bad Reviews…or #HaleGate
Well we all know about Kathleen Hale by now, and if you haven’t heard of her, her article on catfishing in The Guardian makes for some pretty fascinating reading.
Suffice to say Hale made some extremely bad choices in stalking and doxing one of her critical reviewers, and the outpouring of shock and unhappiness in the reviewing and blogging community has been remarkable. Over the course of a single week, I have watched the number of one-star reviews on Hale’s book double, and Hale’s reputatio...
October 12, 2014
Marketing Your Book – A Primer – Part Eight
A Quill Ladder is almost ready for release, as is the next installment in my environmental thriller, The Complicated Weight of Air. Both will be out in the next four weeks. Review copies of A Quill Ladder are available for a short period of time so if you are interested, please sign up for my email list.
I wanted to finish my series on marketing your book, which I started in the spring and never quite completed—in part because I put the strongest strategies near the front and some of the ones...
