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Feeding and Housing There can be enormous difference between what a horse is supposed to eat, and what a horse will eat, given half a chance. One of my childhood horses ate a banana peel when it was offered. She was only supposed to sniff it, but apparently thought it smelled good enough to eat.... Continue Reading →
One of the things I used to strain about a lot was "authentic voice." No, I'm not talking about the mentally challenged idea you can only write the cultural background you come from, which is akin to the idea you can only wear Halloween costumes that match your external appearance. (I have a guest post... Continue Reading →
Hey, all! Sarah’s got things, and swears (upon souls mortal and immortal) she’ll have a post up as soon as inhumanly possible. In the meantime, it’s fandom’s favorite holy day (after Heinlein’s Birthday, pbuh)! On the other hand, maybe it feels more like a busman’s holiday, as a professional costumer friend of mine put it,... Continue Reading →
Yes, but what happens when your publisher doesn't? Medallion Press has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. That means it is going away, never to be seen again. What about the publishing rights of the authors currently under contract? Read the Passive Guy's comments and discussion. Short version - they are gone to whoever buys Medallion's... Continue Reading →
I’m attempting to write this while sharing my headphones with Wee Dave. He seems to like metal. This does not displease me. Thing is. The thing is. I’m kinda contorted, here. He’s just a bit under four feet tall, and with him standing and me sitting in a chair, I have to bend sideways. In... Continue Reading →
Or as normal as any writer's life ever gets. As you know, the last few months have been odd, to say the least, for the Green household. Mom's shoulder injury and subsequent shoulder replacement has turned many things upside down. It drove home the point of just how lucky we have been she's as healthy... Continue Reading →
Image Pixabay Argh. This diet is killing me. I made one of those classic mistakes. I complained to my Doctor. So he made things worse. I said I was tired and falling asleep onto my keyboard. Now, in part I was wondering if the black dog might be physiological… Did he say: “Write a more... Continue Reading →
Ah, ghost-story and spook season! And the time for telling creepy and terrifying stories to make everyone nervous and edgy. There are a number of them going around, tales that will make writers twitch, glance over shoulders, and mumble about looking for silver bullets and crucifixes. What is the fate of Barnes and Noble after... Continue Reading →
So last week we talked about book cover rules, and I briefly touched on fonts, among other things. I didn't want to dive into any of the rules, since that post could easily have become a book (a short book, but still) and that's not the point. Today, I'm going to dig into fonts, at... Continue Reading →
...although they weren't necessarily electronic. The Atlantic reports: Although writing’s mobility might seem a product of modern digital gadgetry, there’s nothing new about writing on the move. Digital tools are but the latest take on a long tradition of writing in transit. Preceding smartphones by centuries, writing boxes were among the first mobile-writing inventions. Small... Continue Reading →
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