Uncategorized… Backstory: Don’t Blow Your Load 7 Jul 2014 I’ve seen some writing advice that suggests would-be writers know their characters as well as they know themselves. To come up with a complete dossier on their background including their…
Books… The Care and Feeding of a Muse 1 Jul 2014 I absolutely believe in the muse. Not literally a daughter of Zeus, but the creative inspiration that comes from “out there.” Muse is as good a way to describe it as…
Books… Course Correction – When a work-in-progress isn’t working 17 Jun 201417 Jun 2014 Last week I wrote a long post lamenting the shitty state of my new novel Summer Wind. If you want to read the whole boohoo thing it's here. The short…
Books… Halfway-Point Hate or Why I Want to Burn My Book 10 Jun 2014 I recently hit the halfway mark on my new novel Summer Wind. It's a Detective Mike Malick spin-off book. For three Lexy Cooper novels and one short story Mike Malick…
Writing 6 ways to bust writer’s block 9 Jun 20149 Jun 2014 These tips are from my new book B.Y.O.P. Be Your Own Publisher. It's available right now on Amazon for a buck-fifty. Download it here. I don’t believe writer’s block exists.…
Books… Spoilers and Recaps – What series readers want 3 Jun 2014 This is a slice of the information gathered in the survey I posted about last week, and the data I found most useful and surprising. As someone who writes a…
Writing Writing Tools – In Praise of the Humble Index Card 20 May 2014 I always have a stack of index cards close to hand. They are useful for writing down phone numbers, grocery lists, character names, brilliant ideas, quick notes, or possible book…
Books… Ten Questions to Ask Yourself Before Writing a Sequel 12 May 2014 Is your book a one-off, or the start of a series? Ask yourself these questions... 1) Can your protagonist carry a series? Is he interesting and relatable enough to headline…
Books… 5 Tips for Free Book Promos 24 Mar 2014 1) Be strategic about the timing. Link your free promo to an event like Mardi Gras, the Daytona 500, Pi Day or whatever makes sense for your book and genre.…
Writing Researching the Novel – Crowdsourcing 19 Mar 2014 When doing research for your book (and I'm talking strictly about fiction), you basically have three choices: Do it yourself, outsource it or crowdsource it. Crowdsourcing is putting a question…
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