I thought I’d try something a little different and talk about what music is required listening when writing fiction. Every writer has their own ritual, but mine involves dimming the lights, opening up iTunes or YouTube, pouring a scotch and water (if it’s a weekend), and then bashing my head on the wall until I […]
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 […]
Cut out all the things (and I don’t mean writing things)
I’ve written a little about decluttering and a lot about time management in the past. And this stuff is important, because the number one reason aspiring writers maintain day jobs is because they simply don’t have enough time in a day to write. I think if I did a study on how I spend my […]
Five Links Friday 7/21/17
It’s time again for Five Links Friday. I hope you stay indoors this weekend and read some good stuff. Why not start with these… 1. Here’s a link to a YA Book Proposal contest with a $1000 prize at Publishizer.com. The contest closes July 31, so there is still time to submit. Give it a […]
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 […]
The Right (and Wrong) Way to Kill a Character
There are two things about me that regular readers of this blog are already familiar with. One is my love of professional-wresting and the other is my love of all things Star Trek (except for the J. J. Abrams remakes. They never happened in my world-view.) And I won’t even shy away from the fact […]
1 in 20,000 (but 1 is all it takes)
I was looking over some past tweets of one of the literary agents I follow on Twitter and she mentioned that she’s received over 20,000 queries so far this year. 20,000. And it’s only July. So once I read that, a whole group of thoughts and emotions popped into my head. The first was: “Holy […]
Why you should attend a book fair (even if you don’t sell any books)
Last weekend, local book sellers, authors, and publishers got together to brave the (seemingly) 115 degree Nebraska weather and put on a book festival. It was the Nebraska Book Festival 2017, and it was a really cool event, even with the terrible heat. I attended and was stationed at the Nebraska Writers Guild table. We […]
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