In my on going quest to ferret out obscure writing books, today I am going to review “Tarot for Writers” by Corrine Kenner. Writers have long used tarot cards as writing prompts. Even the famous Stephen King uses them. The imagery on the cards, the pictures...
In my on going desire to promote writers books, I am critiquing a small book by Rayne Hall called “The Word-Loss Diet: Professional Self-Editing Techniques for Authors.” The little book is packed full of really useful tips. You find yourself with too many thats or looks....
I don’t normally do this, but I feel I must. There is a very dangerous book out there, and I am positive that beginning writers should steer clear. I realized not long ago that there were very few blog reviewers that covered writing books. I read...
As 2015 draws to a close and 2016 opens before us with new possibilities and new challenges, I look back over the year and some of the decisions that I made. It has been a tumultuous year for me. I have been trying to launch...
I am positive that there are way too many writer’s blogs out there. So I am just going to concentrate on my observations and maybe some tips along the way. Looking back over the history of storytelling we see a pattern emerge. Before the written word...
It has been awhile since I have posted a blog. I got a day job the first of this year. It sapped all my energy and stilted my writing. In order to kick start myself I did the NaNoWriMo challenge and failed, falling about 16000...
This is the first time I am going to a writing conference. I have gone to dozens of SciFi conventions. Norwescon, westercon, orycon, I have attended panels with professionals and learned the basics. But this is the first time I have gone to a writing...
It always happens. You polish your manuscript to a spit polish. Replace your computer do to water damage, and then the publishers say. "We would like a 1-3 page synopsis. Ack, your hair stands on end, you grow wild-eyed. How do I compress at 100k...
After a long busy weekend I spent the day working on my novel Red Sails in the Morning. I found myself back in Sladyn's head. Sladyn is a challenging character. He is deeply conflicted. Right now he is being manipulated by a couple of minions...
I am a member of two writers' groups. One that meet every other week and one that meets weekly. Both of them are looking for new members, so if you are living in Southern Oregon contact me and I will give you the details. Since I...