A while back I helped a colleague self-publish his books so he could proudly place all six of them on the bookshelves of friends and family. We had already self-published these historical books for the digital market, but – like most authors – he wanted to own and distribute a number of physical copies. He…
Recently I’ve found myself in a quandary about critiquing another writer for the ‘head hopping’ error. I mean, what actually constitutes head hopping?
If there’s one thing I never want to hear about my stories it’s that they’re “hard to finish.”
At last, Spring is here. Now I’ll have time to work on my own stuff. My first order of business is to complete some of my spec fiction stories, many of which have languished unfinished for years. After scrolling through my short stories folder, I decided it was high time I finish a story about…
Oh, boy. Now I’ve done it. I’ve put myself in the situation where I MUST write, on my own stuff, every day for the next six months. This has become a matter of write or perish. Ever since the fifth grade, I’ve dreamed of being a successful creative writer…you know, the kind who gets published…