About This Writing Stuff...

This week, we meet our Childhood's End in the books of Ray Bradbury (even though Childhood's End is a novel by Arthur C. Clarke!). Daniel Wilson and John Joseph Adams speak out in support of the short story. JH Mae ponders the effects of Wattpad on a writer's career while Kristen Lamb examines the value of fiction in society.

Jami Gold offers methods for opening your story with a character other than your protagonist, Jane Friedman walks us through the self-publishing process, and R.J. Huneke describes his experience with Pentian, the new Spanish crowdsourcing platform.

Finally, my writer pals at Crazy 8 Press explore what life on Earth might have been like had the human race evolved entirely on one supercontinent--Pangaea.  You can support their imaginative anthology through their Kickstarter campaign.

All that and a little more, including a lost Sherlock Holmes tale.  Enjoy!


Childhood's End: Death and Growing Up in the Books of Ray Bradbury by Henry Stewart

Ten Reasons to Write Short Stories Even Though the Pay is Peanuts by Daniel Wilson and John Joseph Adams

Start Here: How to Self-Publish Your Book by Jane Friedman

Welcome to Pangaea by Robert Greenberger

Does Wattpad Devalue Authors? by JH Mae

How Much Should Authors Interact with Readers? by Melissa McPhail

Does Fiction Matter? Fiction, Fantasy, & Social Change by Kristen Lamb

Should Our Protagonist Be in the First Scene? by Jami Gold

Editing Clauses in Publishing Contracts: How to Protect Yourself by Victoria Strauss

R.J. Huneke: Describing the Pentian Experience by Dennis Abrams

Long Lost Dr. Seuss Book, What Pet Should I Get? to be Released in July via The Guardian

Read a Lost Sherlock Holmes Story by Arthur Conan Doyle by Nate Jones