People warned me about Kirkus Reviews. One successful author described them as notoriously grumpy. Another publishing insider said they were unnecessarily hard on authors. “They’re trusted and authoritative,”… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Writing
The Internet Knows All
The Internet knows everything. It knows what you shop for, what you purchase, what you’d like to purchase, who you communicate with, what you type, what you delete,… Read more »
Facebook vs The Novel
I don’t suppose it’s news to anyone currently residing on Earth that there are people, hordes of the loony little buggers, who spend hours every week on Facebook…. Read more »
No Year’s Resolutions
Because I’ve always been certain I would fail to follow through, and because I find the entire concept as irritating as a sandpaper codpiece (I gave mine away… Read more »
Kneed eye same oar? (literary fiction explained)
Litter airy fick shin is some of that stuff where you half to go to the dicshinery and look up stuff and stuff. Theyre’s like, no good guys… Read more »
Creative Anarchy: Are There Rules for Writing?
Although natural talent and great instincts aren’t likely to hold you back, writing fiction well requires learning, as does any art or, for that matter, virtually any other… Read more »
The Importance of a Rigorous Routine to the Self-employed (or Saving Authors’ Lives One Nap at a Time)
People who don’t actually exist often ask me, “How in heaven’s name can you get anything done working at home? Doesn’t that require enormous discipline?” My stock response… Read more »
Instant Clichés, or “Acronumbs”
Many humans and congresspersons are unaware of the origins and primary definitions of the popular acronyms with which the illiterate, who believe they have as much right to… Read more »
Top Ten Tips for Serious Writers
1.) Never use nouns. Too often do we see nouns getting in the way of the action. If there’s some skittering or scudding going on, I don’t want… Read more »
THE ART$
Yes, I realize I’m not supposed to risk offending my audience (if any), or my potential audience (if any). But some ideas are more important than my success… Read more »