About This Writing Stuff...

This week,  Steven H. Wilson tells us to get lost--in a story, of course!  Amanda Headlee discusses the importance of setting while Michelle Mueller provides tips on naming characters.  Bill Ferris offers hilarious advice on how to overcome rejection.  Karen Robertson gets technical with book apps, Jody Hedlund dishes on author-agent problems, and Neil Gaiman speaks of ghosts and fear.

All that, and a bit more...enjoy!


Getting Lost in a Story by Steven H. Wilson

The Changing Role of Literary Agents and New Submission Guidelines by Pam van Hylckama Vlieg

Set Your Story for Life by Amanda Headlee

Get Over Rejection in 6 Easy Steps by Bill Ferris

Publishing: Why You Should Care About Ebook vs. Print Formatting by Dean Fetzer via Joanna Penn

Telling the Truth About Client-Agent Problems by Jody Hedlund

Equal but Different by Amy Edelman

Five Myths About Book Apps by Karen Robertson

Five Tips for Naming Characters by Michelle Mueller

Neil Gaiman on Why Scary Stories Appeal to Use, the Art of Fear in Children's Books, and Most Terrifying Ghosts Haunting Society by Maria Popova

Shore Leave Continues to Build an Impressive Author Guest List for its August Show!