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?
critical thinking, writer's life, Writing
writer’s life
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
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
writer's life, Writing
Writing Pitfall: Cool Solution Looking for a Problem
For the “Cool Solution looking for a Problem” to work, the experts in your story need to be smarter than your target audience
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
Author Brand Identity
I recently participated in an author’s workshop where a very well-established, multiple-title-best-selling indie author offered advice to the rest of
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
You Can’t Tell Which of Your Stories Will Be Popular
I’ve written perhaps thirty short stories, at least as many dribbles (100-word stories), three full-length novels (in excess of 100,000
writer's life
Why I Haven’t Left Facebook (Yet)
Like many of you, I’m not thrilled with Facebook. They’ve taken too much information, too much control, and not shown enough restraint. I’ve read about the ways that Facebook radicalizes QAnon followers, supports racist groups and generally does not act like a good local or global citizen.
Creativity, NaNoWriMo, writer's life, Writing
My First NaNoWriMo
I’ve never done NaNoWriMo (and don’t want to have to type that name a lot – too many caps!). I’ve
writer's life, Writing
Walking away from a sale
The hardest thing for a new writer to do is to walk away from a sale. I should know, I