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December 4, 2014
Plenitude Magazine: I Wrote a Thing
Just a quick note because I can’t let this thing that I’m so proud of go by without mention—through every single of my social media channels. I subscribed to Plenitude Magazine as soon as I found out about it. It was only digital at the time, but now they also offer print subscriptions. Woohoo, paper! read more »
November 5, 2014
A Road Trip to Quebec to Check Out YA Lit
This past weekend, I took an overnight trip with my mom to Drummondville, Québec, which is about an hour east of Montreal. I went to visit family primarily, but I’d also planned to check out a book store or two to see what the mainstream literary scene was like in Québec, especially for young adult read more »
September 30, 2014
Minimal Character Description in Fiction: I Don’t Think So
I’ve read quite a few books on the craft of writing fiction, and I remember it being stated several times that one shouldn’t describe their main character in detail. In fact, I’ve also heard from many writing tips launched around the web that it might even be best not to describe them at all. The read more »
August 21, 2014
This Week: AVGN Movie Screening
Last weekend, my girlfriend Melissa (aka Melobble, and aka Kick to the Head) and I had tickets to go see the premiere of the Angry Video Game Nerd Movie. Who is the AVGN? Why haven’t you seen any previews for this movie? Well, let me tell you. First off, if it hadn’t been for my read more »
August 13, 2014
This Week: Social Media Break, Writing Update, Robin Williams
I’m trying this new thing where I’m going to blog weekly(ish) with a general update on what’s going on, and a little rambling on the things that are of interest to me at that particular time. The reason I’m trying this is related to the first thing I wanna talk about: 1) Social Media Break read more »
July 14, 2014
How to be a Beta Reader – Guest Post
Today, I’m over at my agent Linda Epstein’s blog, The Blabbermouth, (which was voted one of Writer’s Digest’s 101 Best Websites for Writers, by the way!) talking about beta reading. I detail the M-E Beta Reading Method in 5 steps. The one thing I don’t cover is how to actually find good beta readers. I read more »
June 16, 2014
Against YA? Fine. But Let’s Not Bully Readers.
I don’t even wanna get into this, because it feels like a waste of time. However, this article recently made the rounds, and I thought I should comment publicly on it. I had heard about the general message behind this article—that adults should be embarrassed about reading stories meant for teens—and my initial reaction was read more »
May 7, 2014
Writers Beware: Don’t Let That Butt Stray Too Far From That Chair
I’ve been reading a lot of stuff lately on writing and on being a writer. I subscribe to The Writer magazine and Writer’s Digest, and I also receive SCBWI’s little magazine, except I’m not often in the mood to read magazines. They all end up piling for 6 months, and I just cart them around read more »
February 28, 2014
Ready or Not Fanfiction: Chapter 1
In December (2013), I posted about my love of the ’90s Canadian TV show Ready or Not. Then, I talked about how I wanted to reboot it, take the story and pick things up in 2004 for Busy and Amanda. People like to shit on fanfiction, because it’s not “real” writing, right? I happen to read more »
February 18, 2014
Short Story in a New Adult Anthology!
Okay, people, one of my short stories is getting published! A writing friend and colleague, Alana Albertson, championed my writing to a group of authors she’s collaborating with who were working on putting together an anthology of New Adult short stories centered around Spring Break. My response was, “Uh…we don’t really do spring break in read more »
