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THE BIG BAD: An Anthology of Evil (updated)
YOU GUYS. “Everybody loves bad guys, and these are some of the baddest of them all. Forget the rules. There aren’t any heroes. No one is going to save you from the wickedness in the darkness. Monster hunters can easily … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fun Stuff, Writing
Tagged a girl's gotta eat, anthology, anthology of evil, authors, charlotte, concarolinas, emily lavin leverett, john g. hartness, the big bad, writers, writing
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And now: a coherent post about MidSouthCon
Last weekend, I went to Memphis! Which, for the record, is a really balls-long drive from the homebase. I didn’t really do many of the traditional Memphis Things–we hit Beale Street for long enough to grab lunch (BBQ=noms) and get … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fun Stuff, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged allan gilbreath, andrea judy, carrie ryan, charlotte, comics, con manners, concarolinas, cons, conventions, fantasy, james r. tuck, john hartness, john hornor jacobs, kalayna price, kerlak publishing, memphis, Midsouthcon, nightshade books, ross lockhart, science fiction, timothy zahn, word horde
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ALL HAIL GLEN COOK, THE MAN WHO INVENTED MY GENRE …and also other things. God, I love cons, you guys.
Posted in Books, Fun Stuff, Writing
Tagged Garrett pi, glen cook, Midsouthcon, supernatural noir
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Protip: Yoga doesn’t cure writer’s block (which doesn’t really exist anyway)
What do werewolves and writer’s block have in common? Neither of them exist. That being said, I have been experiencing technical difficulties with my current project. It’s a good idea, has a solid backstory and setting, and, I think, is … Continue reading
On Ruining Lives
At our regular Thursday night NaNoWriMo write-in, one of our participants started asking questions about horses. This led to her confessing that she felt bad for her main character, and was trying to throw her a bone. When you start … Continue reading
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Tagged black moment, changes, character conflict, chuck wendig, conflict, doctor who, doomsday, dresden files, harry dresden, heaven's spite, jill kismet, jim butcher, lilith saintcrow, miriam black, mockingbird, nora sutherlin, original sinners, raymond chandler, rose tyler, russell t davies, tenth doctor, the siren, tiffany reisz, wesley railey, writers ruin fictional lives
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On Compelling Fiction
You guys, I don’t ever go in the romance section. No–that came out wrong. I totally spend time in the romance section when I’m alphabetizing and updating the front list with new books and pulling books to send back to … Continue reading
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Tagged anne mccaffrey, bdsm, changes, christopher moore, compelling fiction, dresden files, erotica, jim butcher, lamb, masterharper of pern, nanowrimo, original sinners, romance, the angel, the gospel according to biff, the prince, the siren, tiffany reisz, tiny godzilla, writing, writing a book, writing believable characters
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How I Learned to Write a Damn Book
A lot of you probably wonder why I fangirl so ridiculously hard on Jim Butcher all the time. A lot of you probably think that I have some kind of crazycatlady crush on the man–or maybe on Harry Dresden. You … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, chuck wendig, creative nonfiction, devon monk, dresden files, fantasy, glen duncan, harry connolly, harry dresden, how i learned to write a book, hunter s. thompson, james r. tuck, jim butcher, joe hill, kalayna price, kat richardson, kate griffin, kevin hearne, laurell k. hamilton, learn to write a book, lili st. crow, lilith saintcrow, morgan llewelyn, nancy a. collins, nanowrimo, national novel writing month, neil gaiman, patricia briggs, richard kadrey, rob thurman, science fiction, seanan mcguire, short story, urban fantasy, writing, writing a novel
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A letter from Camp NaNoWriMo
I have been lax, constant readers, because this month I have been participating in Camp NaNoWriMo. For those of you unfamiliar, National Novel Writing Month (hosted by the Office of Letters and Light) is a program I feel very strongly … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, campnanowrimo, nanowrimo, sequels, writing, writing a novel
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