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Huffington Post article on the prehistory of Sorrow Falls
We are one week away from The Spaceship Next Door, and let me tell you… I’m a wreck. Here’s the thing: I am currently the only human who has read the book. I was pretty okay with that arrangement for the novellas, because I’m solid when it comes to Adam and his voice and all…
Read MoreIt's time for more Bad Advice for Writers
I have a new article up at the Huffington Post this evening. I actually sent this in on Friday, and I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure they’d take it. The piece I’m making fun of was also a Huffington Post article, you see. Kudos to them, then. Unless they don’t realize I’m making fun of…
Read MoreSelf-publishing article on HuffPo
Hi everyone! I have a new article up at the Huffington Post: The Self Published Authors Standing On Your Lawn Self-published authors, we are led to believe, are scheming “writers” who aren’t good enough to land an agent or a publisher, have no interest in improving the craft–and show no respect for that craft–eschew editing…
Read MoreNew HuffPo article: Quitting?
Wait, I could just quit? I have a new article up at the Huffington Post this afternoon. I didn’t know quitting was an option. I imagine that sounds a little like a derivation of one of those motivational-slash-inspirational mantras that someone with a title like “life coach” shouts at an unreasonable volume, or possibly the…
Read MoreNew Huffington Post article: can we talk
I have a new Huffington Post article up today: Hi! Can We Talk About Self-Publishing? Excerpt: I published eight things in 2014: two novels, and six novellas. The novels were through a publisher, and one is already off the market–I reclaimed the rights–and will be re-released in 2015. The six novellas were self-published. There is no…
Read MoreBad Advice for Writers returns with a NaNoWriMo edition
Advice for the new novelist A new column full of Bad Advice is up now at Huffington Post. Whenever you see a negative review that makes you say to yourself, “I should reach out to this person, perhaps in a borderline illegal fashion,” by all means do so. Find out where they live if you…
Read MoreMore Bad Advice for Writers–new HuffPo
I have a new Huffington Post article up today. It’s more fun with bad writing, appropriately headlined “More Bad Advice for Writers!” Since the first one was kind of popular… Click here for your very bad advice!
Read MoreBuilding an Immortal Man– Huffington Post article
Less than a week We’re now less than a week away from the October 2 release of Immortal at the Edge of the World, which seemed like a perfect time to talk about writing for an immortal man and what other kinds of immortals are out there. My new Huffington Post article, Building an Immortal Man, is…
Read MoreBad Advice for Writers– new HuffPo article
I decided it was time to start handing out really bad writing advice, and Huffington Post seemed like just the place to do it. Thus: Introducing Bad Advice for Writers! My first title choice was Bad Advice! For Writers! I decided that was too exclamation point-y.
Read MoreHuffington Post article: Thoughts on Amazon
I have a new article up at The Huffington Post. This one is a return to the Amazon vs. Hachette imbroglio, with my own thoughts on the matter. You can read it here: Thoughts on Amazon I submitted this Thursday afternoon, incidentally. HuffPo’s posting schedule is “we’ll post it when we can”, which meant, for…
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