Whether you write fiction, non-fiction, or a combination of the two, popular opinion is that you should have a well-established platform to publicize your work and promote your brand. I know, I know. You’re tired of hearing about platform-building and how much time you’re supposed to spend on social media plugging your stuff when all […]
LeVar Burton and the Importance of Storytelling
I’m a Star Trek fan. I remember watching the original series as a kid with my dad (in syndicated reruns, mind you–I’m old, but not old enough to be alive when it originally aired.) Then came the movies. The first one I saw was The Search for Spock, which I loved. I know popular consensus […]
How to pitch a trilogy to an agent
I’m finding myself at a bit of a crossroads right now. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I have an urban fantasy YA novel that I’ve really been struggling with when it comes to revisions. It seems like I’m constantly at that point where I find one large problem, but fixing it results in two […]
The 250 Word Baby Step
I recently wrote an article about struggling to finish my second novel. My problems in that case–my writer’s block, if you will–were related to editing and revising. But what about writing? What do you do when you’re writing struggle is that you’re literally having trouble getting the words on paper and finish a story story? […]
Four Things I See in Fiction I Don’t Like
If you’re a writer, chances are you’re a reader too. And as with any type of entertainment, there’s going to be plenty of things you see as a fan that irritate you. Here are four of mine, in no particular order. 1. Arrogant writers Readers can tell when a writer is talking down to them. […]
Podcast Episode 4: Editing an Online Magazine
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Scott and Jason discuss what goes into running Jason’s ezine, Theme of Absence, including the submission process and story selection. Also included is how editing a publication can help your own writing. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS. […]
Five Links Friday 2/12/16
Hey ya’ll, it’s Friday afternoon. Why not take a break and read some stuff. Here is this week’s Five Links Friday. 1. Let’s start with an interesting post from Jane Friedman’s blog. 5 Steps to Creating a Great Audiobook looks at something that has never crossed my mind, which is creating an audiobook. Totally with […]
Planning the next few months. And questioning my sanity…
I started off this year saying, “I do not want to find myself asking where the hell 2016 went.” And I stand by that. I swear, as you age, years fly by before you can even blink an eye. I set up some fairly ambitious goals for the year and promised to reach them no […]
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