Welcome to 2018. I hope you’re all having a great one. I wanted to start of this post by addressing a somewhat common theme among certain writing communities. And that is that authors who write commercial fiction are “only in it for the money” and are therefore bad people since “writing for money” is bad. […]
5 Ways to Make Money Writing While You Wait for Your Novel to Hit
We all fantasize about that day when the novel is not only in the hands of a Big Five publisher, but also on the books shelves at every major bookstore in America, and number one on all of the best sellers lists. That day when writing is not only a tax write-off from your day […]
Podcast Episode 41 – Copyright, Trademark, and Fair Use
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott look at the difference between copyright and trademark and also how to determine if a work can be considered fair use. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives […]
Some more thoughts about self-publishing
I’m frequently asked what I think about self-publishing and whether I’ve considered it. I don’t mind the question at all, and in today’s environment, more and more authors are choosing to go that route. Why I’m not currently self-publishing While my thoughts about self-publishing have evolved in the last three or four years, it’s still […]
Five Links Friday 4/28/17
And it’s Friday! Busy, busy times are upon us. Here are Five Links to get you through the weekend. Enjoy! 1. One of the creepiest funnest about being a writer is that you can use it as an excuse to people watch. Here’s a great post by Lauren Mayhew with some tips on using people […]
Five Awesome Semi-Pro Markets for Short Stories
A while back, I linked to 5 Awesome Top-Paying Online Fantasy & Sci-Fi Magazines. While it’s never a bad idea to submit to pro-paying markets, it goes without saying that the competition is very steep and it’s not uncommon for the more prestigious magazines to accept less than one percent of their unsolicited manuscripts. For […]
Write to Get Published
Has anyone ever told you that if you’re writing to be published, you’re writing for all the wrong reasons? If so, I hope you calmly and politely asked what exactly are the “right reasons” to be writing. The answer you were given most likely included some combination of the words love, passion, and free. But […]
Drawbacks of Small Press Publications
If you’ve read my blog before, you know that I often advocate seeking out small press magazines, anthologies, or electronic publishers to submit your work to if you’re just getting started. In my previous post, I wrote about some the benefits of submitting to smaller publications, but now I’d like to talk about some of […]