About This Writing Stuff...

This week, timeless writing advice from the late great Elmore Leonard. Keri English and Bill Ferris discuss the use of pen names while Mary Cummings offers tips on using Google+ for book promotion. Kristen Lamb provides sound advice about self-editing your manuscript before sending it to a pro. Jami Gold and James Scott Bell touch on your story's subtext and theme, respectively. Natalia Sylvester addresses the personal dangers of social media and how to avoid them.   All that and a bit more. Enjoy!


Easy on the Adverbs, Exclamation Points and Especially Hooptedoodle by Elmore Leonard

How to Use Google+ in Book Promotion by Mary Cummings


Do You Know Your Story's Subtext? by Jami Gold

Action and Reaction: The Building Blocks of Story Structure by Katie Weiland via Jody Hedlund

Six Easy Tips for Self-Editing Your Fiction by Kristen Lamb

Cardboard Men and the Women Who Love Them by P.J. Parrish

Do You Know What You Want to Say?  by James Scott Bell

Twisting the Inevitable by Dave King


Too Social for Comfort: How to Build an Online Presence and Stay Safe by Natalia Sylvester