Novels versus Novellas (What’s in a word count anyway?)
I once asked a literary agent why some books have ?A Novel? after their title. The fact that it was […]
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writer’s life
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How a Scene Evolves from First Draft to Last
Rewriting a scene is where the magic happens. First drafts are usually crap (although sometimes they have nuggets of brilliance).
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Rejection: Living the Writer’s Life
This is the first year that I’ve made an effort to make money from writing fiction. The decision to start
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The year in writing (so far)
Recently published stories: I’ve noticed that some writers like to keep tabs on how their year as a writer is
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Hugo Awards 2015: Justice Served or Much Ado About Nothing?
So, the most hyped, bitterly fought and controversial Hugo Awards season has come and gone. The ?Sad Puppies? and ?Rabid
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The long, painful journey from long fiction to short
A year ago I would have told you that I can’t write short fiction, that I need to write stories
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Evolution of a story, part 2: How ‘Honey Bees & Blackholes’ became ‘Long-Term Storage’
Long-Term Storage was the third of my four drabbles published on the site SpeckLit in 2015. It’s only 100 words
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Self-publishing vs Traditional Publishing: A Career Decision
The hardest part of being a writer is finding the time to do a good job of it. Writing is
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What Can Scalzi’s First Novel Teach New Authors?
Whether you love him or hate him, John Scalzi is incredibly influential and is probably the highest-paid science fiction writer
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Am i In it?
“You’re writing a book? Cool! Am I in it?” It’s a question that I’m sure every unpublished writer gets (published