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Tag Archives: Beta Readers
Famous New Wave Short Fiction Writers School, Lesson II
This is a follow up to yesterday’s post, inspired by a comment from Dave Higgins. Let’s talk about Writer’s Guidelines. Just like publishers have guidelines regarding what they will and will not accept for submissions, authors should have guidelines regarding … Continue reading
Posted in Artists That I Admire, On Promotion, On Writing
Tagged Beta Readers, collaboration, fiction, promotion, publishing, reviews, short story anthology, writing
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Famous New Wave Short Fiction Writers School
This is a post that I have been thinking about for a while, but a recent comment from The Parasite Guy gave me the nudge I needed to sit down and do it. I have written a lot about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beta Readers, collaboration, fiction, promotion, publishing, reviews, short story anthology, writing
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Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
So… I have been very hesitant to come out and say in so many words, “I am working on a new book” because I have had so many false starts over the past year, but I think I’ve gotten to … Continue reading
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Tagged Beta Readers, creativity, drama, entertainment, fantasy, fiction, horror, Humor, science fiction, work in progress, writing
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If Dreams Are Like Movies Then Memories Are Films About Ghosts
You know that moment when you realize that you are in the middle of a project and have absolutely no idea what you are doing? Well, maybe you don’t, but I do, and I’m there now. See, I started working … Continue reading
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Tagged Beta Readers, erotica, fantasy, fiction, horror, realism, relationship, science fiction, short story anthology, work in progress, writing
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Pre-Release Copies Of “The Worms Of Heaven” Now Available
I am offering for a limited time only to send out pre-release copies of The Worms Of Heaven, the latest Book Of Lost Doors novel featuring James & Catskinner. This version has not been fully proofed and does contain errors. … Continue reading
And So The Time Is Near And I Approach The Final Curtain
The Worms Of Heaven is drawing to a close. I have, I suspect, one more chapter and a brief epilogue to write. I’m still not entirely certain how it will be published–I do have hopes that I can interest a … Continue reading
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Tagged Beta Readers, creativity, drama, entertainment, fantasy, fiction, personal, promotion, publishing, realism, science fiction, work in progress, Worms Of Heaven, writing
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Who ARE all you people?
Evidently there are 689 people who follow this WordPress blog, 170 people who follow my Twitter feed, 167 people who follow my author FaceBook , and 27 people who follow me on Google+. Now, I realize that there is going … Continue reading
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Tagged Beta Readers, personal, promotion, publishing, Worms Of Heaven, writing
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Okay, back to work
I’ll admit I’ve taken a couple of days off writing. My body aches and my brain has been tired–work has been rough. However, I got some very nice feedback on what I have of Worms so far, which has motivated … Continue reading
Posted in On Writing, Who I am, Worms Of Heaven
Tagged 3-D artwork, Beta Readers, Book Of Lost Doors, challange, creativity, personal, technology, work in progress, Worms Of Heaven, writing
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It’s quiet… too quiet.
So here I am about a third of the way into The Worms Of Heaven, the third installment of my Book Of Lost Doors series, and a whole lot of nothing has happened so far. Well, that’s not entirely true, … Continue reading
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Tagged Beta Readers, Book Of Lost Doors, creativity, critique, fantasy, fiction, science fiction, work in progress, writing
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An Excerpt From Cannibal Hearts
This is a section of new stuff. It takes place just after the characters have lost one of their friends, (the traumatic death scene that I had been stuck on for so long.) James and Godiva are in a hotel … Continue reading
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