First, confession time: I don’t read anywhere near as much as I should. Part of that is because I tend to be a slow reader, unless I really get to […]
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Ten Books That Stuck With Me
Earlier this week, I got tagged over on Facebook with that “list ten books that stuck with you” meme, and I listed ten books with little additional commentary, save to […]
Read morePicking Up the Gauntlet
So because of my post last week, I received a lot of spirited defenses of self/indy publishing, many of which struck me as missing the central point I was making: […]
Read moreGoals for the Coming Year
So, from my clock, 2012 has a mere 13 hours and change left to it. 2013 is coming, so its high time to set some unrealistic goals for the year: […]
Read moreThanksgiving Quick Post
Happy Thanksgiving, all. I’ve got pies and stuffing and turkey to make*, so I won’t go on for too long on this post**. I had considered just linking to some […]
Read moreNext Big Thing
Rebecca Schwartz tagged me in her Next Big Thing entry. So here are my answers: 1. What is the title of your Work in Progress? It’s called The Way of […]
Read moreReading Report: Kingdoms of Dust by Amanda Downum
Disclaimer: Amanda Downum is a friend and a critique partner. So this won’t be an “objective” review. It’s probably not even really a review.— Kingdoms of Dust by Amanda Downum […]
Read moreNothing In, Nothing Out: I’m Not Reading Enough
Back when I did the DFW Writer’s Conference last year, the keynote speaker said, in part of her keynote speech, “Stephen King reads four hours a day and writes four […]
Read moreUsing Structure to Best Effect
Like I’ve always said, I’m a planner and an outliner. I can’t just wing my way through a novel.I need my big picture. Part of having that big picture outlook […]
Read moreFantasy Tropes: The Gentleman Thief
Right now my fiction-reading* is Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick, which I had heard from several sources as being the best fantasy book from a debut author in 2011. So […]
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