I just ran across this article on Facebook about how to tell if you’re in a high fantasy novel, which is very reminiscent of the Evil Overlord List that’s been around since the inception of the Internet. It’s worth a read, including the comments which largely continue with the theme. Read more…
Say you’re a publisher. Say you’ve been profitable in the past but have been sliding into financial difficulties. Let’s even say that you’ve had a few past issues with lawsuits over breach-of-contract. Then, let’s just posit that some blogger does some research and finds all sorts of shenanigans: There is Read more…
I saw a couple of nice shout-outs come across my Google feed recently. (They kept the RSS service for searches, but deep-sixed Google Reader, go fig) The first is on Reinalyn M. Terrado’s blog where she puts me in the company of Barry N. Malzberg (Which is pretty high praise Read more…
You may think your work may have been unfairly treated by some reviewer, blogger, or some commenter on Amazon. But no, really it hasn’t. Your work has never been truly insulted unless it has been insulted like this: Gentlemen: “Dod Grile” (Mr. Bierce) is a personal friend of mine, & Read more…
Strangely enough, just as my ancient post on Mr. Patrick “fiction writer working at the very highest level today” Roscoe gained some renewed attention, another author decided to break the cardinal rule of writing in the age of the internet, that rule being: “Thou shalt not start a flame war Read more…
A year ago I blogged about Mr. Patrick Roscoe an asshat of epic proportions whose claim to fame is sending the following to a literary agent: Colleen Lindsay: Thank you for making it clear, through your response to my query, that you are unquipped (sic) to represent fiction writers who Read more…
I will be presenting this weekend at The 20th Annual Western Reserve Spring Writers’ Conference: Saturday, March 26, 2011 8:30 a.m. – 1: 30 p.m. My session will be 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. PLOTTING SCI-FI AND FANTASY: Plotting is the engine that makes a story go. You can populate your Read more…
I’ve returned from RadCon after a slightly longer than intended return trip. First me and John Dalmas were stuck in Minneapolis for 7 hours while our original flight crew went awol in the snow somewhere in Detroit, and the replacements showed up just in time to be just over their Read more…
Or, maybe, a long article on world-building relating back to the Apotheosis Trilogy. This comes right on the heels of a rather nice review they did on Messiah: A well-balanced blend of space opera elements, especially large-scale concepts; never a dull moment; interesting characters; Swann’s straightforward writing style; rich setting; Read more…
First off, Audible has Messiah back up with the complete audio, yay! Second, I have a guest blog post up at Buried Under Books, wherin I try to tell the truth about lying. I’ve also added to the review pages for Wolfbreed; new mentions at Bookworm Blues and (you have Read more…