The movement of Self Publishing has many critics. Most say it is too easy for bad writing to get published. Some say there is a plagiarism issue. Many struggle to gain traction, a wide readership for their works. Amazon and other platforms are working to address the plagiarism issues. Since Harlow Hunter and I publish … Continue reading Working in the Writing Community
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Editing Assistance
One of the Twitter accounts I follow suggested ProWritingAid as a tool for editing and polishing your writing. After checking out the free version and really liking how it worked I went ahead and downloaded the 14 day trial of the professional version. At the end of the 14 days they have different payment plans. … Continue reading Editing Assistance
The Tower
It has been forever since I have had a chance to get on my computer. Life again got in the way. I let it get in the way and let my work suck away my soul. On top of which my laptop went down for a couple of weeks. Funny...the day I got my laptop … Continue reading The Tower
Discussing Story Ideas
So I am talking with a friend who has a great idea for a book which he is sharing it with me at the moment. His wife my best friend since high school is a writer who has been working on her novel off and on since she was in sixth grade. She also has … Continue reading Discussing Story Ideas
Sleepless Nights Mean Walking Through a Haze
I have had a horrible time sleeping the last two nights. I where a CPAP and according to it (when I wore it) I got about 2ish hours of somewhat quality sleep total. This means I am off the my morning routine now and the day is a Haze. Getting things done seems to be … Continue reading Sleepless Nights Mean Walking Through a Haze
Character Sketch–Katnes Marie Chasseur
In one of my first post I talked about the birth of a character. I would like to expand on the characters' profiles as a way to both brainstorm and round out their personalities and hopefully intrigue you the reader. I realize the balancing act of telling too much about a character. However, I feel … Continue reading Character Sketch–Katnes Marie Chasseur
Father Christmas–AKA Santa Clause
Cernunnos. The Great Horned God. Like many Christmas traditions Santa Claus is an adaption from a Germanic Tradition (this is not to say other traditions don't have their own versions of Santa Claus it is the "mainstream" idea of which I speak). To be complete in the understanding of Christmas traditions many of our now … Continue reading Father Christmas–AKA Santa Clause
Finding a Path
My previous two posts had to do with the Tarot and receiving messages from the Universe. How though did I get to the point where I believe in the Divine messages all around us? As mentioned previously my grandfather was a United Methodist Minister. My entire family is Christian. With the exception of my brother … Continue reading Finding a Path
We’re All Mad Here
Boredom can kill you. Boredom is also a sneaky bastard, striking when you least expect it or for unknown reasons. People will see me in the midst of doing all sorts of things and I will mention I am bored and they will be perplexed by this. It is because my brain is not engaged. … Continue reading We’re All Mad Here
Bratwurst. The Enlightened Post for the Day
I have mentioned before the difficulty in writing good sex scenes because of a lack of verbiage for the bottom half of the human anatomy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or_fn2_1lDA Moving beyond the problem of bratwurst, there are other writing faux pas an aspiring romance writer needs to watch out for. I have written gay sex, heterosexual sex, and … Continue reading Bratwurst. The Enlightened Post for the Day
