A couple weeks ago, I launched #FreeFictionFriday with my novel Soul Cavern. Go have a peek if you haven’t read it yet! 🙂 Ever since I finished the book a couple years ago, I’ve tried to wrangle a good…
Welcome to Part 2 of Con Season on a Budget. This post is about being a great volunteer so your favorite con will welcome you back, year after year. If you missed it, be sure to check out Part…
Every other Tuesday, we talk about the different tools available for writers to make life easier (theoretically 😉 ). Today’s Tool: ProWritingAid Platform: Browser, Windows, Mac, pretty much everything Cost: Free web version; Premium version available ($50/yr, price breaks…
One thing I’m noticing about this entire Indie Publishing thing is that stuff takes longer than I anticipated. Part of that is me — I’m inherently lazy 😉 Part of that is just the process and learning how long…
I’ve decided to republish the series of posts about conventions and convention life that were originally published over at Speculative Chic. This particular post was published on March 9, 2017. You can find the original here! Con season is in…
Quick Edits is a short feature where I give quick editing advice on how to handle common problems in fiction writing. Show Don’t Tell In my capacity as an editor, I’ve written “This is telling. I want to experience…
I’ve decided to republish the series of posts about conventions and convention life that were originally published over at Speculative Chic. Incidentally, the post below was my very first column on SpecChic, published on August 11, 2016! You can…
Quick Edits is a short feature where I give quick editing advice on how to handle common problems in fiction writing. Don’t Blink We’ve all read it. Some of us have probably written it. Some surprising thing happens. And,…
So I write smut under a pen name. It’s a loosely guarded secret. But my secret isn’t why I’m telling you, Lovely Reader. I want to talk this week about indie publishing. The book I’d published under my pen…
About once a month, on Tuesday, we talk about the different tools available for writers to make life easier (theoretically 😉 ). Today’s Tool: NaturalReader Platform: Online, Windows, Mac Cost: Free both online and downloadable with some limits;…