Go Beyond Online Research
It’s great that we live in an age where information is just a couple of mouse clicks away. Gone are the days when we had to slog through the stacks… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Library Haul and Reading List 4/24/15
This week’s list is pretty darn random.” Space exploration, romance, YA, computer how-to, and pirates are all represented. These sorts of lists are what make people wonder if there’s anything… Read more »
Avoiding The Dreaded “Mary Sue”
One of the hardest things about writing fiction is creating characters that are believable. Too many writers create characters that are just like themselves. While this seems like a way… Read more »
Library Haul and Reading List 4/17/15
This week’s list is mostly fiction again. I probably should be reading more non-fiction, but as I’m working on several tough projects just now and some pretty tight deadlines, my… Read more »
Liar, Liar. Fine For a Movie, But Not For Writers
It’s funny that a profession that often prides itself on telling the truth is tainted by more than a few liars. Journalists often claim to pursue the truth at all… Read more »
Library Haul and Reading List 4/10/15
This week’s list is an even mix of fiction and non-fiction. Two of the novels are continuations of series that I’ve already started, although one is a stand alone novel… Read more »
Put A Date On It
Ever notice how you tend to deal with things that have a due date or an expiration date (and a punishment for missing that date) first, while you let other… Read more »
Library Haul and Reading List 4/3/15
It’s a holiday week, so my stack is a bit thinner than usual. This is partly due to lack of time to read, and partly due to the fact that… Read more »
Platform Nonsense
I’ll admit it right now: I have a bit of a subversive streak. Tell me that I “ought” to do something and I’ll question it until I figure out that… Read more »