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Lessons Learned from Classics

I have a collection of classic novels on my computer, usually read through as I eat my lunches on the weekend. There’s something about munching…

Theme for Writers

Remember those horrible classes where the teacher trained you to reluctantly read a story you didn’t want to read, then write down what the theme…

The Writers’ Guide to Okinawan Weapons

I gave a brief synopsis of Okinawan weapons last week in my Writer’s Guide to fight scenes. I thought I’d take a while and talk…

Using Foreign Language in your fiction

I have a handy talent – I’ve got an ear for languages. I can speak bits and fragments in quite a few languages, and carry…

Writer’s Groups

There are two schools of thoughts on writer’s groups – one says you should make sure you’re part of one, the other says not to.…

Social Media for Authors

Yesterday, I talked about choosing a Social Media Scheduling service, and I recommended Hootsuite. I did send in a feature request for Hootsuite to make…

Buffer Vs. Hootsuite

Social Media scheduling is crucial to the writer. You have to have some kind of front end to store your tweets and posts in advance,…

The Writers Guide to weapons 6

Finally leaving guns, lets look at bladed weapons. Technically, I could be writing on bladed weapons for the rest of 2018, but I think just…

The Writer’s Guide to weapons 5

Okay, let’s look at flintlocks, muskets, and black powder cowboy guns. Back in the day, firearms were ridiculously difficult to load, aim and fire. You…