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08, 2015
Living (and writing) the dream
I’ll spare you the clichéd “Sorry I haven’t blogged in a while, but I’ve been busy” post. I’ve never met a writer who wasn’t woefully short on time. Why should my situation be any different?
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11, 2014
I should be thankful, and…
Today, I endeavor to do the opposite of 2012’s exercise. Rather than harp on the struggle, I will embrace the spirit of Thanksgiving by acknowledging the advantageous and affirming aspects of being a fiction writer in 2014 (and beyond).
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10, 2014
The pros get paid, plain and simple
Once you establish the worth of a product—whether it’s a frozen pizza or national news—it’s awfully difficult to convince people they should have been paying along.
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01, 2014
This writer is making a new kind of resolution
As much as we all would like to believe that something magical happens when the calendar resets, our behavior—and personalities—seldom change with the flip of a switch.
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07, 2013
And we shall call him…George
Any dabbler in sword-and-sorcery fantasy has faced the challenge of naming a monarch or two. Far be it for me to disparage other namers of kings.
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06, 2013
What’s in a (brand) name?
When one first decides to become a novelist, many important questions come to mind: What kind of stories should I write? Should I use my real name or invent something better? Can I pull off the pipe and beard look?
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04, 2013
Writers just wanna get lucky
If one believes those crass, comedic movies aimed at teenaged and twenty-something males, the world’s population is divided into two categories: the popular guys who have gone all the way and the lowly virgins who can’t score to save their lives.
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02, 2013
My first attempt at writing a love story
It all started with a boy, a girl, and a valentine. Well, technically it was the absence of a Valentine’s Day card...
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01, 2013
Anyone can write a short story (except me)
It’s a piece of advice I’ve heard on many occasions: short stories first, then novels.
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01, 2013
What would J.R.R. Tolkien do?
While watching the new Hobbit movie, I couldn’t help but wonder what the grandfather of the fantasy genre would think of the adaptation of his 1937 novel.