Novel Structure Question
What do you – the reader – prefer? Shorter, more numerous chapters or fewer, longer chapters when reading a book?
Things that make me say, “Hmmmm…”
I saw this PC Magazine Link today, and had to read it. I’m not sure I completely agree with it, but it’s thought provoking. According to this guy, in his title – Print is Dead. Long live Print. Apparently PC Magazine has or is discontinuing their print magazine and going completely online with an agreement […]
The Joys of Editing/Rewriting
Last week I “fell off” my novel. I realized I hit a stumbling point where I’d repeated myself and lost track of the story. So I printed out what I had written to date to edit, fix, and get back on track. Some authors tell you not to do that, that you never go forward […]
Writing 101 – It’s all about perspective…
I’m putting in one last Non Sequitur comic up this week to point out that rejections are all about perspective. Just because you get a rejection doesn’t mean your book/story/poem/article is BAD – necessarily. It could mean any number of things: they have one like it, it didn’t fit the market, or it could need […]
Crazy Random Happenstance Friday — Self-Promotion
Never underestimate the value of understated, yet blatant, self-promotion. Sometimes it works. I need to always carry my promotional stickers with me. I had them today for a specific reason and am very, very glad. Also, being tossed out of your routine is a good thing too… I’m at a different table at Collins/Lamar Starbucks […]
The Dangers of Being “Normal” and Multi-Tasking
I was just told I was “normal”. That’s both comforting and saddening. Gotta love the mixed messages. See, here’s the deal… I tend to multi-task. I continually have more than one project going at a time. Efficient on one hand, not so much on the other. Because what’s happened is that in catching up, I’ve […]
Continuing Writers 101 – Non Sequitur Version
Because they’re doing a better Writer’s Workshop this week than I ever could… today’s Non Sequitur…
For All the Writers Out there…
Not only is it pretty much Writer 101 — but is wrong that I really did dig the girl’s lap top??? This could be the basis for my next StrangeWords article — since I have no idea what that’s going to be this week…
A Productive Week – A More Eventful Weekend to Come
It’s been a productive week – elections not withstanding – I have my story rewrite in to a publisher to see if it’s on the right track. I got my www.strangewords.net article in. I’ve applied for countless jobs (and discovered two of them have “hinky” factors). AND I managed to do a big copy clean […]
And the Winner Is…
Ed won the Maguffin Contest. The story will be done and resubmitted this afternoon. And because I found it amusing, not because I recommend it — unless we’re talking COFFEE or other forms of caffeine…