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Here it is, Monday, and I almost forgot to write a blog post.  It’s been a hectic week, loaded with a bunch of minutiae that aren’t problems, per se, but […]

One of the things fledgling and prospective authors hear a lot about is “managing your brand”.  In rough practice, it’s a good idea.  Your brand is, in essence, your own […]

In response to last week’s opening, Leigh asks: In the event of having a series published and readers overnight flocking to consume every page, are you okay with them knowing […]

This marks my 150th blog post here.  It’s not much of a milestone, I admit, but it’s one that I think a lot of blogs never quite reach.  Several don’t […]

A sharp knock came at the old sergeant’s door.  The was odd.  No one ever knocked.  Sure, sometimes a young buck would barge in, usually to demand the answer to […]

At the Writers’ Workshop, Scott Lynch came up with a rather fun writing game, where the students imagined themselves as pulp fiction writers from the Golden Age, and they needed […]

I’m going deep into the word mines, dear readers, on something of a personal writing retreat.  So today you get a small map of the city of Maradaine. Later.

ScriptWorks presents OUT OF INK: Forgetting Finnegan, the 13th annual showcase of 10 minute plays April 7-9 and April 14-16 at 8 PM Salvage Vanguard Theatre, 2803 Manor Rd. $12 […]

My access is kind of limited today, do I’ll just do a quick plug: Check out Stina Leicht’s Of Blood and Honey. It’s pretty awesome. Also, if you’re in Austin, […]

A quick post here to show how the Twelve Part Outline can be applied.  Here’s a Zombie Apocalypse story done with it. Establishment: Teresa is a happy, well adjusted, athletic […]