Category Archives: Business of Writing

Experiences for Writing Emergency Scenes

I’ve been working in emergency preparedness for about eight years now, and writing seriously for the past year and a half. Those worlds seem very separate and different. But they accent each other in unexpected ways sometimes. In my admittedly … Continue reading

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Landmarks

It’s been an interesting year in my writing career for me. I’ve had my first print publication from Cutting Block Press, to be released in August in their new anthology, Tattered Souls 2. I’ve been to my first convention as … Continue reading

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Defeating the Synopsis Monster – Part II

The Synopsis Monster lifts its ugly head above the horizon, glaring at you with its one bloodshot eye. It’s time to take up your pen (mightier than a sword) and conquer that thing! But how? Well, my best advice is … Continue reading

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Defeating the Synopsis Monster – Part I

The Synopsis Monster – is it a deadly, looming beast on the horizon, without discernible form, a threatening shape that plagues all writers? Believe me, it’s only frightening when you can’t really see it. Let’s blow away the mists and … Continue reading

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The sustainability of 99 cents

Jennifer Mattern on allindiepublishing.com has an interesting interview up today with indie phenom Zoe Winters. They discuss something I’ve been thinking a lot about recently, the sustainability of the 99 cent price point. I think almost no one can make … Continue reading

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