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03, 2016
‘Where does your book take place?’
Along with genre and characters, setting can be a deciding factor—or a deal breaker—when it comes to buying a book.
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01, 2016
It’s a…business!
On Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, author David Michael Williams brought a new publishing company into the world.
7
01, 2016
Putting the pretty on it
The beauty of words is that they paint pictures in the mind, but when you consider those black lines, dots, and curves on a blank backdrop, words themselves are nothing to write home about.
10
12, 2015
A different class of writing
I had the pleasure of talking with students at Waupun High School yesterday. My mission: to share my educational background, professional writing experiences, writing advice, and tips for getting published with the fledgling writers.
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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.
9
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.
5
12, 2012
Storytelling can take many forms
Some of the characters I’ve enjoyed writing about the most are an inch and a half tall.
6
09, 2012
Want to write? Get a life!
Close your eyes and imagine a writer. What do you see? A free-spirited young woman writing in a leather-bound journal beneath a tree?
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08, 2012
Why sci-fi and fantasy?
While I didn’t become addicted to books with dragons on the cover until freshman year of high school, I had more than a few flirtations with the genre as a child.