One of my favorite things about this blog is having the opportunity to interact with readers, whether through email, or on my social media sites. The business of writing can be a scary thing and I like to hope I can help newer writers find the answers they are looking for. So I thought it […]
How to get your query read
Whether you are submitting a short story to a token-paying ezine or a completed manuscript to an agent, the chance of receiving a rejection letter is still exponentially higher than receiving an acceptance. I like to look at the bright side and say that we can always learn from a rejection letter and that everyone […]
Progress Report – August/September 2017
The last two months have been pretty busy from a personal view, with my oldest starting kindergarten, my second-oldest starting pre-school, and all of the usual stuff that takes place when the school year gets back into swing. On the writing front, I’ve mostly just been in the “do the daily minimum” / survival mode. […]
If you’re thinking about quitting…
A user on one of the online writing groups I frequent posed an interesting question. She asked “When you do quit?” The question came after she did a signing where no one came, and she was just feeling like this writing game was no longer worth it. I responded a little more personally on the […]
Five Links Friday 8/18/17
It’s the end of a crazy, emotional, and yet awesome week, as 4yo started preschool, and 6yo started kindergarten. Both kids are still in one piece and neither one of them cried, so thank God for that. (I, however, will have to plead the fifth on the crying part.) So now, onward to Five Links […]
Three things to avoid doing while writing YA
Young Adult is one of the more consistently popular categories of genre fiction right now. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that it does well in every genre, either. And with YA novels seeming to be filling up the shelves of the nearest Barnes and Noble at an alarming rate, you may want […]
Podcast Episode 42 – Copyright, Trademark, and Fair Use (Part 2)
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott continue their discussion on copyright, trademark, and fair use. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife and kids. He is the author […]
Make the Connection or Find a Rejection
There are plenty of things in writing that don’t make sense. For example why is your favorite book not an international best seller? Or why is that book you just hate selling out in bookstores nationwide? Those are questions we might not be able to answer. For some reason, some books, TV shows, or movies, […]
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