Failing again. Failing better.
Today, a story came out that publisher Simon & Schuster was launching a self-publishing service called Archway Publishing. Archway Publishing is said to help writers self-publish fiction, nonfiction, business and children’s books. Different packages can be bought, each providing different levels of “editorial, design, distribution and marketing services.” According to the Galleycat story, “Fiction options…
I hope my American readers have a lovely Thanksgiving, and I hope my non-American readers had a lovely Thursday. My wife and I stayed in town and went to an Indian restaurant Thursday evening (Because there aren’t any Pilgrim restaurants, I joked…lamely). I know it sounds strange, but 1) the restaurant is delicious and 2)…
One of the bits of writer advice that I hear often is read. Read a lot and read widely, especially out of your genre. Not only will this help educate you about the world, but it will also educate you about various ways of conveying information. And perhaps most important to a writer, a collection…
Yesterday I mentioned that my dog Scotch had an appointment at the groomer. I thought I’d share some photos of him. Here is his before shot. You can see his oven mit paws and the curls along his chest and belly. When we take him out in the park, he’s a magnet for dirt, dust,…
Today, an article was posted on MythicScribes.com. In it, Tristan Gregory wrote that it was perfectly fine for a writer to break the rules, so long as he or she knew the rules first. I really liked this article, and I agree with it. But I wanted to add a comment to it: namely, how…