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Fuzzy Bunnies, Part III 21 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
School starts this week, and let’s just say things have been a little crazy! Today’s post is, once again, brought to you by my preferred filler material. Fuzzy Bunnies! To see the other fuzzy bunny ...
Know Thy Stuff – Why Research is Important 14 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Has this happened to you? You are reading a book and starting to enjoy the story. Part of the reason you chose this book is that it includes a subject that you are especially interested in. The furt...
The Editing List – 10 Things You’d Better Do Before Submitting Your Work 7 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
If you are in the writing business, you are submitting your work all sorts of interesting places. Perhaps you are sending a story to a contest or a magazine. Maybe you’ve written an article for a loca...
The Simple Joy of Unexpected Descriptive Metaphor 31 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
“He was the crazy one who had painted himself black and defeated the world. She was the book thief without the words. Trust me, though, the words were on their way, and when they arrived, Liesel would...
Blogging 101 for Authors with Tristi Pinkston! 24 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
In the current book market authors have to be more proactive than ever to promote their books. Blogging is one of the handiest tools for an author to interact with their fans. Not only is blogging f...
Write a Book in 3 Days! 17 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Today I’ll sharing notes from a session titled How to Write a book in Three Days from this year’s “Life, the Universe, and Everything” (LTUE) conference. I’ll admit before the session started I thou...
Advanced Point of View 10 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Back in February of this year I attended a writer’s conference and promised to share notes from a few of the sessions. Now, five months later, I’m finally getting around to it. One of the most usefu...
Take Your Characters Somewhere Interesting 3 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
One of the larger drawbacks about writing fantasy is that the settings must be created. Unless you are writing historical fantasy or steampunk, the places where your story unfolds simply do not exis...
More Fuzzy Bunnies! 26 Jun 2013 | 06:00 pm
Due to an unforeseen family issue, today’s post is brought by my preferred filler material. Fuzzy bunnies! Every one loves bunnies, right? Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: bunnies, cute, fuzzy bunn...
Rejection and Acceptance 19 Jun 2013 | 06:00 pm
This week marks an important milestone, I received my first rejection letter. It wasn’t for my book, but for a short story that I sent in for Writers of the Future. The contest is probably one of the...