Tag Archives: publication

Pazuzu’s Girl by Rachel Coles is Now Available

Pazuzu’s Girl is now available. Head over to GoodReads for purchasing options.

Posted in Novel, Publication | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Take the five percent challenge!

If you could get a professional opinion on the first five percent of your fiction piece for no charge other than filling out a questionnaire, would you dare to send it in? Do you have the confidence in your writing … Continue reading

Posted in Business of Writing, Craft of Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fiction Writers – You Need to Read!

Would you take seriously the ambitions of a competitive swimmer who didn’t like to get in the water? Or a person who wanted to direct movies, but proudly stated they have only seen two movies in the last year? How … Continue reading

Posted in Craft of Writing, Preparation | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Chasing Details

One of the most difficult things about revisions is dealing with what isn’t there. Finding the details that need to be changed if you’ve taken something out is often harder than changing things that result from putting something in. Here’s … Continue reading

Posted in Craft of Writing, Revision | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Editorial Wheee!

I give good advice. I have to. Otherwise, people would never forgive me for my addiction to giving advice. Recently Jeff Kirvin asked me to hire on as freelance editor of his seven-book sf-thriller series, the Unification Chronicles. I don’t … Continue reading

Posted in Business of Writing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment