For those of you who are wondering about sites to advertise your books, author James Calbraith compiled a list of 90 sites you can use. Some are paid, some are unpaid. A lot of them are useful when you're having a giveaway as they only promote free books. If you have a new book coming … Continue reading 90 sites to advertise your book
Writers! The new updated edition of David Gaughran's Let's Get Digital is now available at Amazon. I've learned a lot from the first edition, and I'm sure a lot of other authors did too, so make sure you get this updated version with all the latest bits of information on how to launch your writing … Continue reading Let’s Get Digital 2 Is Out!
Early last week I received a tweet from Jessica West summoning me to a Blog Hop aptly titled, “I’ve Been Summoned”, which, as a consequence of being so tagged, resulted in today’s post. The summons entails me answering a few questions and then tagging the next hapless victim or two. I thought perhaps I could … Continue reading I’ve Been Summoned
I have something different for you today. I don't normally write poetry, mainly because I think I suck at it. My strong suit is popular fiction about gods and demons and angry werewolves, but now and then, for some unexplainable reason, I’ll venture into poetry and I’ll play with it, and sometimes I’ll pour my … Continue reading In Which I Attempt Poetry
I grew up reading westerns and it formed a big part of my education. Hell, I even have a Pinterest board on guns used in the Old West. My staple of reading material included, of course, fantasy and sci-fi, but this review is not about that. As I grew older and began asking questions about … Continue reading Devil-beasts and Cosmic Dissonance: A Review of The Widow’s Son
I'm generally a pantser. My words tend to zigzag behind my thoughts as they try to keep up. When I reach a plot point or scene where I'm unsure of the direction I stop and take a short walk, or I go through my research again. Sometimes a walk is enough to dislodge what is stuck, … Continue reading Michael Crichton’s Method for Plotting Out a Story
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