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Month: July 2019

Do Not Fall for Vanity Press Scams

I should mention – before anything else – the origin of the name “vanity press”. Traditional publishers used to get deluged (still do, but not…

Sobering Reality: Dealing with Internet Bullies

The internet is a good place – for the most part. I can find research on whatever topic I need, some of it credible, some…

Surprising Things from my life I put in my novels

It’s one of those things – you just can’t avoid putting yourself in the novels. It’s a fact – most of my protagonists come from…

The Love of Writing

It feels like I’ve always been writing. All through my life I’ve written. Most of the novels putter out and never got finished, but I…

Novel Ideas That Didn’t Quite Work

The problem with coming up with a million ideas for novels is that usually – about 500,000 of them are class B, 499,000 of them…

Review and Re-Evaluating

You know, I actually sat down and went back three months, reading my blog. That’s kind of a dangerous thing. Have I gotten to all…

Crucial Choices When Choosing Your POV

Pov? For most people in a profession that provides a work related vehicle, this acronym refers to a Personally Owned Vehicle. That’s not what we’re…

Surprising Reasons to Read the Classics

A year ago, I spent my Pizza time reading classic novels. I went through HG Wells, Jules Verne, Herman Melville. It was a beautiful thing…

Living In The Crucible

It’s been one bad time after another this year. I felt as if I’ve been a boxer running a nine month string of defeats lately.…

Writing When You’re Tired

There are times when I am so bone chilling tired that it’s all I can do to stay awake until bed time. My schedule and…