About This Writing Stuff...

This week, Dean Wesley Smith carves up The Magic Pie for indie writers.  Joe Bunting offers advice on why your muse may be ignoring you. Konrath chimes in on a recent Seattle Times debate about Amazon involving writers Barry Eisler and Richard Russo, reporter Amy Martinez, and editor Mary Ann Gwinn.  Speaking of Amazon, they've certainly been beneficent toward indie writers and small presses lately...

Kristine Kathryn Rusch discusses audience and bestsellerdom while Donald Maass has some ideas about...well...ideas.  Michelle Diener calculates the ratio of action/tension/emotion and debut author Lance Woods is excited to receive advanced reader copies of his fantasy mystery novel, Heroic Park. 

Last but certainly not least, congratulations to media tie-in writer and comic editor Bob Greenberger on receiving the John Pilkington Award at I-CON !

7 Reasons Your Muse Isn't Talking to You by Joe Bunting

Receiving an Award While Having Fun by Bob Greenberger

Indie Publishing Thinking by Dean Wesley Smith

Amazon's $1 Million Secret by Alexander Zaitchik

What, Me Debate? by JA Konrath

Amazon's Relations With the Publishing Industry - A Debate on The Seattle Times

The Business Rusch: Audience by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

The Good Seed by Donald Maass

The Action/Tension/Emotion Ratio by Michelle Diener

Holy Crap!  I Wrote a Real Book! See? by Lance Woods