Talent: The Indescribable Something
When in full bloom, talent is a beautiful thing to behold. When squandered or lost, the tragedy feels almost insurmountable. Despite this, we don’t know much about how or why […]
Publishing: The Traditional Defense Part Four
Before even beginning his final post defending traditional publishing, Steve Laube calls part five boring. Personally, I disagree. For people not already involved in the industry, the information presented here […]
Publishing: The Traditional Defense Part Three
Continuing my posts from last week (part one and part two), today I’m looking at Steve Laube’s Defense of Traditional Publishing Part Four: Design. While cover design is a crucial […]
Publishing: The Traditional Defense Part Two
Continuing my post from yesterday on Steve Laube’s Defense of Traditional Publishing, today I’ll talk about his third post. This one on the all-important topic of editing or, as Steve […]
Publishing: The Other Side Of The Coin
In both my own interest and for those who stumble across my blog, I wanted to find someone talking about the other side of the industry. Obviously there is one, […]
Publishing: Since We’re Kind Of On The Subject…
I jumped onto the subject of self-publishing yesterday and this morning found another related post. This one, written by author and blogger J.A. Konrath, specifically talks about how legacy houses […]
Self-Publishing: The New Dream Or Just A Stepping Stone?
Once upon a time, self-publishing held a certain stigma. Self-published authors were looked down on by the world at large and laughed at behind fake smiles as people sneered “Guess […]
Writing: Getting Back On The Ball
There are a lot of things in life that can be compared to riding a bicycle. Not actually riding it, but getting back onto one after weeks or months or […]
Writing: Hobbies, Interests, and Obsessions
I do not have what you may term an addictive personality. I’ve never idolized rock stars or actors, never followed sports teams, never consumed information on a single topic until […]
Writing: Doing What Scares You
I don’t know who said it originally, but whoever it was is right: “You should do the thing that scares you.” Or something close to that, anyway. Now this doesn’t […]
Writing: Methods
One thing I’ve learned about my writing style over the years is that methods don’t work for me. How I approach one novel doesn’t work for another one. The lifespan […]
Critiques: Getting Good Feedback And Using It
Author Janice Hardy. First, sorry I’ve been gone for a couple of days! Thursday was very busy and I woke up Friday feeling like death. I’m better now, though, so […]
New Years: Resolution, Resolve, and Reality
First, an admission. I have never, ever come close to following through on a list of resolutions. Because I have no resolve? Maybe. Because I set myself overambitious goals? Possibly. […]
Learning: Always Ask Questions
Houck, Viguie, Holder, and Dessen at the MBFI I mentioned yesterday that one of the best ways to gather reliable information is to directly question experts in the field. When […]
Research: Beware Misconceptions
See the original here. I found this XKCD comic online recently and then asked myself, does Wikipedia really have a list of common misconceptions? Another Google search showed me that, […]