It's not how big it is, it's how you use it. And this may be the only time in my life I use that phrase without entendre. What I'm talking about, since entendre is out of the question, is the extra stuff that goes into a story. The scenery, characterization, action and so forth that... Continue Reading →
The Elephant of Surprise (a blast from the past)
This is one of our favorite posts by Dave and we wanted to run it again. The Elephant of Surprise “Why don’t you,” said the accountant looking at the books (account books) of the normal series of chaos and disaster, and very occasional black swans which is publishing, and the good money ascribed to that little... Continue Reading →
Here a snippet, there a snippet, everywhere a snippet
It's time for your friendly neighborhood pusher of books to come out to tempt you with snippets of the recently published or soon to be published. Enjoy! # # # # Darkship Renegades Sarah A. Hoyt Baen – December 2012 Out of the Frying Pan I was a princess from Earth and he was a... Continue Reading →
A bit of promotion and then an open floor
I hope everyone's having a great weekend. Since Sarah has finished her workshop and we don't have another in the queue yet, I thought this was the perfect time for some promotion for the MGCers and then we'll throw the floor open to comments and workshop suggestions. So, let's get on with the promos! Dave's... Continue Reading →
Why I’m a Human Waver
by Amanda S. Green Before I get started, let me give you a quick update. We've been in negotiations with a certain kilt-wearing raccoon for the release of Kate, but those negotiations aren't going very far. He keeps wanting more pie and a certain evil penguin keeps hijacking the pie truck. Anyway, we are confident... Continue Reading →
Framing your characters
"It's not what you say, it's how you say it" "The frame is as important as the picture" You've all heard things like this, but have you actually stopped to think about what they mean? Don't worry if you haven't: human nature keeps things like this comfortably in the background until you get smacked with... Continue Reading →
Some promo and then the floor is yours
Since one of the purposes of our Saturday posts is to promote our work, I thought I'd take a few minutes today to do just that. In case you missed the notice elsewhere, Dave has two new short stories and I have a novel that came out earlier this week. Boys When she was "convinced"... Continue Reading →
What to write about?
by Amanda S. Green That's the question that's been staring me in the face not just this morning as I try to figure out what to blog. I've been up to my eyes trying to finish the rewrite and edits on Nocturnal Serenade so I can get them to my editor as well as doing... Continue Reading →
A Dog, A Dragon, The Moon and a Serenade
by Amanda S. Green First an update. Last week I reported that I'd been representing NRP at FenCon (this year's Deep South Con) in Dallas. It's my first time at a con representing the press and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit nervous about it. But, so far, so good. The... Continue Reading →
One Year Later
By Amanda S. Green I'm going to start off by admitting that I've been hard-pressed trying to figure out what to blog about today. I've been working on a series of posts about the changing role of agents for more than a month. Every time I think I'm ready to go with it, something happens... Continue Reading →
Mad Genius Club 