About This Writing Stuff...

This week, Amanda Headlee conveys the joys of her recent writing retreat in Vermont.  Danny Heitman talks briefly about brevity, while Brunonia Barry reveals ten aspects of her writing process. Never one to let anything slip by him, Joe Konrath responds to Terry Hickman's lament about the state of traditional publishing, but did Joe get the full story?  Tracy responds...

Jordan Dane offers advice on handling reviews--both good and bad.  Beth Bacon wants us to ponder a few questions about character, action, and story before delving into self-publishing.

Comic book legend and ReDeus co-creator Paul Kupperberg reminisces about the custom comics he worked on for DC, and I am ecstatic to share some posts from a woman after my own heart, SF writer Veronica Sicoe.  Veronica took a maternity leave from blogging, but she's back to talk about the importance of research and the proper use of astronomical measurements of distance when writing SF.   Be still my throbbing heart, for I adore this fangirl!

All that and a bit more.  Enjoy!


The Enlightenment of Escape by Amanda Headlee

Keep It Short by Danny Heitman

The Independent Bookstore Lives! Why Amazon's Conquest Will Never Be Complete by Andrew Leonard

4 Questions to Ask Before Self-Publishing by Beth Bacon

A Wake Up Call for Tracy Hickman by Joe Konrath

The Wake Up Call Heard Five Years Ago by Tracy Hickman

Building a Theme Through Character Arcs by Jami Gold

We Called 'Em Custom Comics and Custom Comics, Continued by Paul Kupperberg

Anonymous Question Submission: On Reviews by Jordan Dane

Distance Measurements in Science Fiction and The ERROR Terror by Veronica Sicoe

10 Tips About Process by Brunonia Barry