Disrespecting Fans By Not Publishing Crap . . . And Other Stuff
It looks like entitled whiny “fans” have stopped saying (for the most part) that authors “owe” them books on a certain timeframe. Alas, this does not mean that they’ve stopped being entitled whiny “fans”. Far from it. Instead their new tactic seems to be to whine that the author is “disrespecting their fans” . . […]
Yet More Ranting About Shitty Writing Advice
I’m sorry for doing more on this theme so soon, but I clicked a link I shouldn’t have clicked, and now I’ve got to vent here or I’m going to go off on an author for a blogpost they made years ago, and that’s majorly not cool. (I was expecting it to be snark-worthy, not […]
Today’s Revising Comments To Myself And/Or The Manuscript
I’m doing these, in case anyone is curious, to make revising a little less tedious and boring. Today I will not be revising No More Lies, however. I will be revising a short story about a horribly unloved cat (Her people won’t let her on the counter and the dog kisses her! Can you imagine such a […]
Word Count Goals and Such
So, I did Nanowrimo this November, as I previously mentioned. I said I’d do a blogpost about why, but I don’t recall what I was going to say in one because my reasons basically boil down to the atmosphere on their forums had changed to be much more friendly and less stupid, so the community […]
Great First Lines
This is another thing from that list of blogposts that wasn’t totally stupid. “Make a list of great first lines from books,” it said. So, here is a list of five first lines that I really like, in no special order: All children, except one, grow up. — Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie It is given […]
Today In “Things Said To Myself While Revising”
Jaye is home. But she’s asleep, so I’m still talking to myself.: “The ego, Bobby!” “Whoa, that’s a bad sentence.” “Ohhhhh!” “Dumbass.” (And for once this was directed at myself instead of Bobby.) “Oh, god, that’s . . .” “Groovy.” “What the fuck?” “Ooooh . . . that’s better . . . yeah!” “Jesus fucking Christ!” (This was […]
Anyone interested in being a beta reader?
I want more people’s opinions on the-gods-please-let-this-be-the-final-draft of No More Lies. I know there are a million writer hangouts online where I can ask, but all of those have the expectation that I’ll also beta read the other guys’ stuff and, quite frankly, I don’t have the temperament to be a good beta reader . . […]
Quotes From No More Lies That Amuse Me
I know some people interpret that “Kill your darlings” bit of author advice to mean you should ruthlessly delete every bit you really love, but I think that’s daft. So these lines are almost definitely staying. I also think that sharing these lines with no context can’t possibly hurt any potential future sales. So, enjoy.: […]