Blank pages frighten most writers, me included. I’ve often thought that one reason I took to blogging so well after “upgrading” my process from writing HTML pages in Notepad to using MoveableType was because the page wasn’t quite so blank … Continued
You have got to want it. When I first started writing, that was all I wanted. It really was. That was all I really wanted to do and every other thing in my life was just something I had to … Continued
Yes, the internet has automated everything, even writing fairy tales. Of course, there’s no telling how good it will actually be, but the Proppian Fairy Tale Generator lets you select a few major elements from a checklist and then, well, … Continued
Do you write “speculative fiction”? Is your novel set on an alternate Earth? Are you a current resident of the UK? Could you use some money? If you answered “yes” to all of those questions, and can submit your work … Continued
Okay, not the newest market any more, but they’re still buying short fiction. Specifically, Brain Harvest is buying ultra-short speculative fiction, preferably under 750 words. And, I think, they pay pretty well for that market.
“My crackpot theory is that people are losing their skill to express themselves, and they’re, in a way, farming that task out. If they want to express themselves they buy a song or they buy a greeting card that’s already … Continued
Timing, I have been told, is everything. I believe that’s mostly true, but, not, perhaps, in the way, I think, most people mean. I spent most of my Tuesday this week with a dear friend who waited with me while … Continued
I’m tired of my life. I’d like to stop it now, and get off, please. Maybe I could ride another ride instead? I’ve spent the weekend doing laundry and keeping all my long-term commitments. I have bills to pay and … Continued
I’ve lost my idea net. For more than a year, I’ve carried a small, black Moleskine and a pen to, theoretically, record all my creative ideas so I don’t “lose” any of them and can use them later. At first, … Continued
So, you’ve got a notebook. Great. Now what? It seems every creative person, or every person who fancies themselves as creative, has a notebook. Mine happens to be a Moleskine, which are very popular, but yours may be something else. … Continued