Wyso And The Other Creepy Kids on Gerard Street
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A blogging/Twitter/writer friend of mine, Myk Pilgrim, nominated our blog for the LIEBSTER BLOG AWARD. Now, Myk is quite the character and a very hilarious individual, so imagine my thoughts when I read about my nomination. I was like: Really? Is this for reals? I’m not falling for this. Turns out the Liebster Blog Award is […]
Ellipses…Guidelines for Their Safe Use In Fiction
You might be thinking, ELLIPSES enough, already! But there is so much confusion surrounding the lovely little pain in the butt that it warrants further investigation. And mind you, the confusion is not just on the part of the writer, but the editors as well. I am a profound lover of the use of ellipses in […]
THE Editing Checklist For Self-Publishing A Science Fiction eBook. Or Any Book. All You Ever Wanted To Know—But Didn’t Know—You Didn’t Know.
Lately, I have sampled a few, different editors and have found they are not created equal, and finding one that doesn’t rip your creative endeavors to shreds is the proverbial needle-in-a-haystack. Not that the ripping isn’t warranted, and I learn much from each ripping. But a little positive feedback would have been nice from the […]
WOOL Author, Hugh Howey, Talks About Life As A Writer And Self-Publishing.
You might think I’m living the best days of my life right now, but that isn’t the case at all. —Hugh Howey Four Points 1. I began reading the science fiction underground hit, Wool, last night. 2. Wool author Hugh Howey is a self-publishing success story. 3. A person in my Writer’s group asked: “Are there […]
Finding a Book Doctor. Self-Publishing A Science Fiction eBook or any Fiction.
The Book Doctor (aka editor, aka god) I use the terminology Book Doctor because I was lucky enough to find Elizabeth, but who referred to herself as The Writer’s Midwife, which was a bit of a turn-off at first. Midwife? WTH? I didn’t say nothin’ about birthin’ no baby. But after careful consideration, I […]