Follow me on Twitter
- @RustWriter1 @ShotgunHoney Enjoy and best of luck. 7 hours ago
- RT @ArtTaylorWriter: Pleased to be part of this @EdgarAwards roundtable at @CrimeReads. Such interesting questions and such great responses… 7 hours ago
- @joelansdale Thanks so much for this substantive offering, Joe. Generous and thoughtful, sincere and helpful. You, sir, rock. 1 day ago
Like City of Woe
Blogroll
-
Recent Posts
Archives
- March 2019
- September 2018
- July 2018
- May 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- November 2015
- October 2015
- August 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- January 2015
- October 2014
- July 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- October 2011
- January 2011
Tag Archives: writing
10 Reasons to Applaud Tina Fey’s “Cake”
Social media is blowing up about Tina Fey’s appearance on Weekend Update Summer Edition, accusing her of white privilege and insensitivity, and all that blame misses several points. Tina Fey’s piece is brilliant and brave and aimed right at Nazis … Continue reading
Posted in #comedy, #POTUS, #Trump, America, politics, pop culture, TinaFey, Weekend Update, writing
Tagged #America, #comedy, #WeekendUpdate, #whitesupremacists, #womenwriters, TinaFey, writing
Leave a comment
Lightning Bugs Hang Out All Night Long
So I decided to get off drugs. Sleep aids, actually, because I live a roguishly rough and tumble life. They haven’t been completely successful and they often leave me sluggish in the morning, requiring more drugs, morning drugs, which for … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, Health, marriage, pop culture, writing
Tagged #amediting, #amreading, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #comedy, #getcaughtreading, #IndieAuthor, #Storytelling, #WriteMotivation, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #WritingBlitz, #writingtips, #WroteToday, writing
Leave a comment
How to Tell The Damn Story – Book Recommendations
So, this short video recommends two books I am hot on right now, one about writing fiction, the other about writing comics. I hope you find this helpful. Let me know in the comments section.
Posted in comics, digital publishing, ebook publishing, education, fiction, independent publishing, Marvel, pop culture, Pulp fiction, self-publishing, writing
Tagged #amreading, #bookme, #books, #LisaCron, writing
Leave a comment
BvS vs. Daredevil Season 2, et al: Spectacle Vs. Story
First things first; congratulations to Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice for crushing it at the box office worldwide in its first weekend. Over $440 million is awesome. I wish it even more success. However, I must admit I came … Continue reading
Posted in #adventure, America, comics, fiction, film, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, pop culture, super-heroes, The Walking Dead, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged #amwriting, #BatmanVSuperman:DawnofJustice, #boxoffice, #BvS, #comics, #Daredevil, #DaredevilSeason2, #DC, #films, #Marvel, #MCU, #Negan, #Punisher, #StarWars, #StarWarsTheForceAwakens, #TheWalkingDead, writing
Leave a comment
The Best Father/Son Relationship on Television
I am a father of twin boys. Well, twin men. My sons are 20 now, and our relationship has moved into a more mature zone. And while in that uncharted territory, I find myself grateful for being able to watch … Continue reading
Let It a Suck Series: Joyce Carol Oates and Running Through Your Story Revisited
Continuing a re-share of some earlier blogs that fit the “Let It Suck” Series, here’s some great advise for writing and planning. Years ago, I attended the South Hampton Writers Conference, and one of the best speakers there was Joyce … Continue reading
Posted in America, digital publishing, ebook publishing, education, fiction, independent publishing, pop culture, self-publishing, teaching, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged #10MinNovelists, #1K1H, #Amazon, #amediting, #amreading, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #blogs, #BookBuzzr, #CanLit, #comedy, #crime, #DarkFantasy, #diversifyyourselfs, #Dystopian, #ebook, #EditGoal, #editing, #EditingGoal, #ePubChat, #eReaders, #Erotica, #FaithLitChat, #getcaughtreading, #HistFic, #Historical, #IAN1, #iGOeBooks, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #iPad, #JoyceCarolOates, #k8chat, #kidlit, #KidLitChat, #Kindle, #Kobo, #KPD, #Literature, #LitFic, #MemoirChat, #MGLit, #Mystery, #MyWANA, #NaNoWriMo, #NonFiction, #Nook, #Paranormal, #Pubit, #publishing, #RomanceWriter, #Romantic, #RomanticSuspense, #running#Sony, #ScienceFiction, #SciFiChat, #ScriptChat, #selfpublishing, #ShortStory, #SmashWords, #SteamPunk, #StoryDam, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #UrbanFantasy, #Webfic, #weneeddiversebooks, #WIP, #WomensFiction, #womenwriters, #WordChat, #WriteChat, #WriteGoal, #WriteMotivation, #writersblock, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #writestuff, #WriteTip, #WritingBlitz, #writingplan, #WritingPrompt, #WroteToday, #WW, #YA, #YALit, writing
2 Comments
Let It Suck Series: Pacing
Pacing is a tricky thing. And like every other element of writing I say let it suck, at first, but with a catch. Addressing pacing is kind of like playing along with music- you probably can’t get away with slapping … Continue reading
Posted in comics, digital publishing, ebook publishing, education, fiction, film, independent publishing, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, pop culture, self-publishing, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged #10MinNovelists, #1K1H, #Amazon, #amediting, #amreading, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #BookBuzzr, #CanLit, #comedy, #crime, #DarkFantasy, #diversifyyourselfs, #Dystopian, #ebook, #EditGoal, #editing, #EditingGoal, #ePubChat, #eReaders, #Erotica, #FaithLitChat, #getcaughtreading, #HistFic, #Historical, #IAN1, #iGOeBooks, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #iPad, #k8chat, #kidlit, #KidLitChat, #Kindle, #Kobo, #KPD, #Literature, #LitFic, #MemoirChat, #MGLit, #Mystery, #MyWANA, #NaNoWriMo, #NonFiction, #Nook, #Paranormal, #Pubit, #publishing, #RomanceWriter, #Romantic, #RomanticSuspense, #ScienceFiction, #SciFiChat, #ScriptChat, #selfpublishing, #ShortStory, #SmashWords, #Sony, #SteamPunk, #StoryDam, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #UrbanFantasy, #Webfic, #weneeddiversebooks, #WIP, #WomensFiction, #womenwriters, #WordChat, #WriteChat, #WriteGoal, #WriteMotivation, #writersblock, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #writestuff, #WriteTip, #WritingBlitz, #WritingPrompt, #WroteToday, #WW, #YA, #YALit, writing
Leave a comment
