There was an advertising saying somewhen, I don’t recall where I first heard it, that you aren’t selling the steak, you’re selling the sizzle. Needless
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A list of our perpetrators.
What’s the matter with front matter?
Between your carefully considered cover and the very first word of your story, there should be some stuff. What is that stuff? Why does it
NaNo is over. What now?
That collective sigh of relief and groan of frustration you heard yesterday came from the hoards of authors who met — or didn’t — their
Bestsellers, and writing to market
Kris Rusch put out another excellent article on the business of writing Thursday. Cedar had some lovely commentary on it’s explanation of the market vs.
Writer, Market, Reader
What makes a writer? it seems obvious that a writer is someone who writes. Which would then follow that a professional writer is someone who
A Leftover Post
This post was originally published at the Otherwhere Gazette earlier this year. In the spirit of Thanksgiving leftovers, I think you all might enjoy a
Mad Genius Club 