Category Archives: On Writing

What Can I Do To Encourage And Support Fan Reviewers?

Posted on February 10, 2019 by

The skills needed for writing good reviews are different than the skills needed for writing good fiction. That is not to say that some people can’t have both sets of skills, but rather than being good at one does not … Continue reading →

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Are you a storyteller or a storyshower?

Posted on February 5, 2019 by

If you write fiction you’re a storyteller. Other media–movies and comics, for example, show the audience the story. Fiction tells a story. The oft-repeated advice, “show, don’t tell” is good for filmmakers and artists, but I have become convinced that … Continue reading →

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First Review Of Duel Visions

Posted on January 31, 2019 by

A very positive advance review of Duel Visions.

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Kinds Of Rejections (And What To Do About Them)

Posted on January 29, 2019 by

Since I have been concentrating on short fiction I have been submitting more stories and I have to say that, in general, I like being published in someone else’s project way more than self-publishing. In addition to the writing itself, … Continue reading →

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January

Posted on January 26, 2019 by

This is the calendar over my writing desk. I hung it up at the first of the year to keep track of my goal of finishing a story every week. You’ll notice that even though it is the last week … Continue reading →

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What I Learned This Year

Posted on December 22, 2018 by

Last year at about this time I announced my plans to concentrate on short fiction during 2018. How did that work out for me, you ask? Pretty well, all things considered. I had eight stories published this year, and while … Continue reading →

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But Wait, There’s More!

Posted on December 21, 2018 by

“Most of all, the idea of a magic shop is simply cool. If browsing a bookstore is exciting, with each book offering new possibilities of wonder, what if the books were all spellbooks? If a hardware store suggests new projects … Continue reading →

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