Wyso And The Other Creepy Kids on Gerard Street
Man's Best
Sparkers
Better Dig 2
I’ve had readers ask when my young adult series will be released. To answer I must borrow that timeworn word used to label circumstances in life that are unforeseen and are in no way predictable. Change “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”— George Bernard Shaw “I have accepted fear as part of […]
Soul Searching. A Writer’s Anguish and Her Journey.
It’s been a while since my last blog and I apologize. I have a good reason however. A good but very sad reason. My daughter was expecting our second grandchild. He was totally a surprise for everyone involved. So much of a surprise I nicknamed him Baby Boo. My daughter was scheduled to deliver April 28. […]
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 […]
The Em Dash. Writers Love ’em. Editors Hate ’em. How To Use ’em.
Difference Between the En dash and the Em Dash The Em Dash is longer than the En Dash. That’s it. That’s all there is to it, EXCEPT when, where, and how to use them. The principal use of the En Dash is to connect numbers and, less often, words. Example: Her happiest days, 1980–1985, were when […]
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 […]