Wyso And The Other Creepy Kids on Gerard Street
Man's Best
Sparkers
Better Dig 2
To a writer, positive reviews from readers are like receiving a million dollars tax free. Yes, I exaggerate. Still, it means bunches to a beginning writer. Recently I read a review on a book I was thinking of purchasing. This positive review listed several things I value in a book and ended it with, well-written. […]
Tips for Finding a Professional Book Editor
My past several blog posts offer a guide to beginning writers to steer them away from making the mistakes I’ve made on my journey. Aside from grammar mistakes, my biggest mistakes, and also my most expensive ones, dealt with finding an outstanding editor. There is much information on the web telling writers how to find […]
Hugh Howey On Self-Publishing
(updated from September 17, 2014) One of the biggest questions a writer today must answer is should I self-publish my book or go with a traditional publisher? And although this is the number one question in most writing groups, it is not a new concept. As I stated in my last blog, in 1849, unable […]
Ellipses…Guidelines for Their Safe Use In Fiction
Deviating from the weird and wonderful, the next two blogs will deal with writer business. I know. I feel your pain. But I receive so many hits on my blogs on ellipses and em dashes, it’s time to update. I’ve procrastinated long enough. Much confusion surrounds the use of ellipses — a series of three […]
Confessions Of A Science Fiction Writer. Confession # 1: Stephen King and I
Today’s post is the beginning of a new series for my Wednesday’s Writer Spider Street Fighter blog. I wanted to call it Confessions, but decided that might be misleading and that my blog might end up on numerous porn sites. But hey, if it sells books… Right? Then I thought that perhaps individuals who frequent […]