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August 13, 2016
Low key Saturday, writing updates
Saturday, pancakes and bacon, and hoping the intermittent rainstorms will beat off some of the heat. It cooled a bit and then got real humid until the clouds broke again in the afternoon. Can never have too much rain in these hot spells so I don’t mind it.
On another topic, I wanted to say a big CONGRATS to my Nana, who is an artist and who got a blue ribbon first place prize for her pastel drawings recently, at a regional gallery showing in Massachusetts. Her work is gonna make the rou...
August 12, 2016
Writing in Public
So if you’ve been following this blog or my writing with any regularity you know that I am absolutely shit at publishing on a schedule. I am usually pretty successful at writing every day but my publishable output is nowhere near regular.
All the same, this website gets 10-30 visits a day and I feel that by not posting I’m letting my readers–letting you–down. You want the next translocator book. I hear you. You want more fantasy. I HEAR you. My instinct is usually “what do they care what I th...
July 11, 2016
Developmental Editing for Fiction and Nonfiction Authors
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Developmental Editing for Fiction...June 20, 2016
How to Sell Your Books Automagically With Smart Funnels With Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant
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How to Sell Your Books Automagica...June 13, 2016
Publishing Contracts: Pros & Cons with Nicole Sallie Franklin and Elizabeth Rucki
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Publishing Contracts: Pros and ConsThis isa high-level overview of the benefits and challenges of publishing on your own vs. partnering with a traditional publisher.
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May 30, 2016
The Voice of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King
I had to share these pictures from the MLK Jr.memorial, which I visited on Monday, shortly after I landed at the Atlanta airport for the Write Practicewritingretreat (photos of that coming soon).
I wasn’t planning to visit this place—didn’t think I’d have the time to be honest—and so I wasn’t prepared tohave my mind blown.
The photos are lovely, of course, but what’s incredible about this exhibit is that they play King’s speeches, which still thunder with power and rhythm, over loudspeakers o...
May 29, 2016
Accounting and Tax Advice for Writers with Mari Ramirez
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Accounting and Tax Advice for WritersThis talk and the notes cover the following topics:
How to handle income and expenses when self-publishing Advances and quarterly estimates and how to budget for quarterly estim...May 27, 2016
MAGICK MIRROR Now Available on Amazon Kindle!
This short story, originally released as part of a collection last fall, has been revised and re-released as a single on Amazon Kindle. Download a sample here.
Magick Mirror An urban fantasy short story
A balding wizard materializes in his basement, name drops his ex-girlfriend, and fades from existence. And then things get complicated.
Anders practically has a panic attack. Rare Super Nintendo games are notsupposed to come to life!
But when he gets his breath back, the puzzle draws him in....
May 20, 2016
Flash Fiction Friday: “Nothing and Denisela and Nothing”
Today, I have a scifi flash fiction story for you! But before I give you that, a story about a story…
This week, I was struggling with what to blog about. I’ve committed to this one-blog-per-week schedule, and it’s been great, but I’ve burned through the backlog of ideas and drafts I had stored up.
For ideas, I turned to my Feedly list of author blogs, and found a fun and chuckle-worthy writing prompt onChuck Wendig’s website, Terrible Minds.
I clicked the website he references, found a hilar...
May 18, 2016
Prosperity for Writers with Honorée Corder
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Prosperity for WritersYou work hard on your writing. I want you to get the earnings and the life you deserve! You may have convinced yourself that writers don’t get paid much. You believe that you’ve taken up the mantle of the...
