The Real Author Solution is Research.
David Gaughran, who is a brilliant and prolific blogger as well as author, hosted Emily Suess in this post about Author Solutions. We’re in 2013. At this point, self-publication has evolved to where it...
View ArticleFreshly interviewed!!!
The lovely Ellie Burmeister, who is the author of How to Get a Literary Agent in Two Murders of Less, has arranged a fantastic Q&A with me about The Index Series. I present the interview here:...
View ArticleMovie 1? Script 1? Hey. Why not?
Releasing a screenplay as a book. Hey...why not? Continue reading →
View ArticleA Whole New Different Project (and question for my folks)
My favorite book is a 53-year-old story about a time and place in history. I think I'd like to translate it. Now, how would I go about doing that? Continue reading →
View ArticleWriting prompt again/Character Growth
From the NaNoWriMo facebook group: One of your characters has just achieved the victory they’ve been working towards. Flashbulbs go off, reporters flood in, all clamoring to know, “You just did what no...
View ArticleOn Letting Someone Go (In Fiction and In Life)
There's always a time to say goodbye - whether it's to a character you've written or to a person whose time in your life has come to an end.
View ArticleDavid Gaughran on Author Solutions
David Gaughran on Author Solutions So guys. Remember Author Solutions? Penguin’s “self-publishing” option, which is little more than a glorified vanity press with entirely too high a price? I do. So...
View ArticleBending Rules on NaNo This Year
I know this will catch me flak from quite a few people in the writing circles, but for the good of my books, this has to be done. My NaNo novel for this year will be a continuation of the one I started...
View ArticleThe Obligatory NaNo Post
In retrospect, maybe I should’ve taken a break from writing this year. I really don’t want to have to admit this, but there’s simply not enough time in the world to make everything happen the way you...
View ArticleThe Obligatory NaNo post…
Well, it’s that and if I have to look at the memoriam to Bruce N. at the top of my page, I’m not too sure how long my strength will hold out. But yeah, I’m doing the challenge again. 50,000 … Continue...
View Article