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- Friend just told me she read my story. Said, "If FIFTY SHADES had been that hot, I would have read it." #IDIE #wellsuiteddaddy 4 hours ago
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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
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
Posted in Books, Writing
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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Book review: J.R. Ward’s COVET
I read this because I didn’t want to judge an entire genre on one shitty book. I’ve heard great things about J.R. Ward, and I just CAN’T do any more vampires – they’re just, ugh, not sexy – so I … Continue reading
All Hail the Self-Rescuing Princess; or, a book review of Afterlight, by Elle Jasper
Well, folks, I finally read a romance novel. Warning: contains spoilers and righteous feminist rage. So this book… totally happened. It was, you know, fine. I thought I’d give it a run, and it’s technically my first romance (even though … Continue reading
Book review: Kevin Hearne’s HOUNDED (Iron Druid Chronicles #1)
Big publishers are great, aren’t they? They have access (read: money) to do all sorts of things you couldn’t do on your own, and that small publishers couldn’t either. For instance, Ballantine/Del Rey (Random House) can do things like shell … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Writing
Tagged book review, fantasy, geek pop culture, hounded, iron druid chronicles, kevin hearne, urban fantasy
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I have some things to say about “literary fiction.”
All right, folks. By now everyone knows my taste in fiction – running hard to fantasy and mystery. I dabble in other categories and subgenres – hard science fiction/space opera, steampunk, cyberpunk, alternate history/mythology (especially a morbid fascination with versions … Continue reading
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Tagged urban fantasy, fantasy, science fiction, stephen fry, terry pratchett, jim butcher, raymond chandler, dashiell hammett, rob thurman, stephen king, mystery, literary fiction, genre fiction, paranormal mystery, oprah's book club, new york times bestseller list, neil gaiman, orson scott card, patrick rothfuss, steven saylor, elliott peters, carl hiassen, alastair reynolds, isaac asimov, j.r.r. tolkien, george r.r. martin, tana french, tess gerritsen, agatha christie, michael chabon, joe hill, jim fergus, edward rutherford, rant
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The first step is admission
So here I am, deep in the throes of editing – So here I am, deep in the throes of eating graham crackers for breakfast and waiting for Blur to get out of the shower, and it’s occurred to me … Continue reading
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Tagged alex craft, anita blake, cal leandros, charlaine harris, dresden files, elements of fiction, fantasy, fantasy noir, genre, harry dresden, j.r. ward, jacqueline carey, james stark, jim butcher, john taylor, kalayna price, kate griffin, laurell k. hamilton, mercy thompson, merry gentry, nancy a. collins, nightside, niko leandros, olivia monck, paranormal romance, patricia briggs, richard kadrey, rob thurman, robyn thurman, romance, sandman slim, science fiction, scifi, sherrilyn kenyon, simon r. green, sonja blue, trixa iktomi, urban fantasy, writing, writing a novel
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The trouble with RPG characters
A published writer friend (nancygray.blogspot.com) of mine told she started my manuscript. I, reasonably enough, asked what she thought so far. She said, “Your writing style sounds a little Dresdenish.” I laughed and said, “Well, the narrator was born a … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming, Writing
Tagged amwriting, anita blake, cal leandros, character generation, dashiell hammett, detective fiction, dresden files, dresden files rpg, dresdenverse, harper blaine, harry dresden, jim butcher, jimmy stark, john taylor, kat richardson, laurell k. hamilton, mercy thompson, noir, noir fantasy, patricia briggs, phillip marlowe, raymond chandler, richard kadrey, rob thurman, rpg characters, sam spade, sandman slim, simon r. green, urban fantasy, world generation, writing, writing a novel
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The time between projects
So, during the long, boring, seemingly interminable time that readers have my manuscript and I have to wait for them to return it with comments – hint, hint, readers – I’ve started pulling out old stuff I’ve written. I need … Continue reading
