A Writer’s Toolbox (Part 1)
With over twenty years’ experience as a writer, I thought I’d share some software and Software-as-a-Service sites that I’ve found indispensable,
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Marketing on Instagram vs Twitter
Two months ago, I started selling my own clothes online as “Skrap Apparel on Etsy.” I don’t have a marketing
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Making Money Ain’t Easy
Look, we’re all struggling to make money, authors as much as anyone else. As a writer, you can focus all
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The Impact of a Title
Writers think carefully about what to call their stories. So do publishers. I have one story that may be being hindered by its title. Let me expla
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Memory is Such a Fickle Beast
A friend asked me what was the weirdest thing I’d ever written. The question sent me down a memory hole.
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My Dreams Are Weird
I don’t mean my aspirations, wishes, hopes for life. I mean my alpha wave middle of the night dreams have changed.
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Trigger Warning: Rant About Trigger Warnings Ahead
A discussion among authors around a list of suggested trigger warnings got me to thinking: how would the books that influenced me stack up to this list?
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A Short Story Publishing Strategy, Sort of
Back when I was in university, I wrote some short fiction. I even got some backhand praise for it (“It’s too real, you’re writing a memoir and passing it off as fiction”), if not the best grades
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Story Evolution: A Pantser’s Journey
Hey plotters, ever wonder how a pantser creates? Here’s one perspective.
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On Developing Character Names
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet.” Sure, but every writer knows that names are important.