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Tackling the Edit Letter: How I Handle It

May 4, 2024 admin Leave a comment

Every writer who keeps a blog seems to have an entry about The Dreaded Edit Letter. Far be it from…

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Posted in: Publishing, Writing Filed under: Editing, Writing, writing advice

What Plagiarism is, and What it is Not

March 9, 2024 admin Leave a comment

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: In 1961, a horror movie was released in the US in which a…

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Posted in: Publishing, Rants, Writing Filed under: Authors Behaving Badly, Never Ever Do This, Plagiarism, Writing, writing advice

The Agented Author Roleplaying Game: The Only Way to Win is Not to Play

November 10, 2023 admin Leave a comment

As I’ve talked about before, I wasted a year of my career with a schmagent—a well-meaning individual who starts a…

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Posted in: Publishing, Writing Filed under: Don't Do What I Did, publishing, Writing, writing advice

How I Try to Stay Out of Trouble on Social Media

March 30, 2023 admin Leave a comment

If you’re a writer, social media is a necessary evil. I don’t even like to call it “evil,” because whatever…

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Posted in: LIfe, Writing Filed under: Twitter, writing advice

Lessons Learned

July 12, 2022 admin Leave a comment

I share all my good writing news here, so I figured I should share some of the crummy news too…

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Posted in: Publishing, Writing Filed under: agents, Don't Do What I Did, schmagents, Writing, writing advice, Writing News

On Giving Up

April 10, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Once upon a time, I gave up on writing.  In high school and college, I was always one of the best…

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Posted in: Pitch Wars, Publishing, Tidepool, Writing Filed under: Bram Stoker Awards, failing, Pitch Wars, rejection, Tidepool, Writing, writing advice

On Bad Book Reviews and the Author’s Big Mistake

January 15, 2022 admin Leave a comment

For some reason, the topic of bad reviews and appropriate responses is a contentious one on Twitter right now. I…

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Posted in: Publishing, Tidepool, Writing Filed under: Bad Reviews, Reviews, Tidepool, Writing, writing advice

My Wild Weekend as a Bestselling Author

September 7, 2021 admin Leave a comment

To answer the question I raised in my last entry: Yes, BookBub is well and truly worth it.  If you’ll…

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Posted in: Tidepool, Writing Filed under: BookBub, BookBub Featured Deal, Parliament House Press, Tidepool, Writing, writing advice

On My Guard

August 31, 2021 admin Leave a comment

True story: Back in the mid 2000s, well before I ever wrote a novel draft, I frequented the Absolute Write…

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Posted in: Rants, Writing Filed under: Bewares, Cautions, rants, Writing, writing advice

When Are You Too Old to Start Writing?

December 14, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Please note: The following is not intended to disparage younger writers. Young people have written some amazing, genre-redefining novels, and…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Writing, writing advice

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