About This Writing Stuff...

OK, so I've completed revisions on my second novel and am in the middle of giving this new draft a read-through before resubmitting to the publisher.   That, and the fact that I have five writers lined up to be interviewed for my blog, is keeping me extremely busy while managing the rest of my life.

However, I managed to squeeze in a standard sized edition of About This Writing Stuff.  Alan Finder reviews the joys and hazards of self publishing.  Courtney Carpenter lists 21 traits of excellent fiction while Brian Klems gives strength to minor characters.  Mixing genres?  Doing some worldbuilding?  Jami Gold has some suggestions about all of that.  Jody Hedlund helps us get our stories under control, Kristen Lamb talks setting, and Jurgen Wolff peels the "kick me" sign off our backs.

Finally, Paul Kupperberg thinks the gods are crazy as he discusses our new anthology, ReDeus: Divine Tales.


The Joys and Hazards of Self Publishing on the Web by Alan Finder

The 21 Key Traits of Best Selling Fiction by Courtney Carpenter

Questions to Ask (& Strengthen) Your Minor Characters by Brian A. Klems

How to Write Your Novel: 6 Pieces of Advice by Steven Raichlin via Chuck Sambuchino

Mixing Genres? In-Depth Worldbuilding? How to Manage Reader Expectations by Jami Gold (via Melinda S. Collins)

How to Rein In an Out-of-Control Story by Jody Hedlund

Setting: Adding Dimension to Your Fiction by Kristen Lamb

Writers, Let's Not Wear a Kick-Me Sign On Our Backs by Jurgen Wolff

The Gods Must Be Meshuggenah! by Paul Kupperberg