Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
It would be fair to say that some new writers fall into one or two of the inevitable hidden traps lurking within the world of words from time to time. Here are just…
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Is Self-Publishing Only for Americans?
Writerly Rant #75 ~ By Derek Haines on The Vandal **Note: This is an exceptional rant/opinion about the current state of self-publishing for non-Americans. Derek breaks down for readers exactly the costs vs. benefits as well as road-bumps and walls… Read More ›
Literature and Fiction
Writerly Rant #73 Lota (blogger of Flying Over a Forest) has been writing for long time. Mostly for friends and herself. She doesn’t write to make social statements. She often contemplates on problems she sees and includes the parallaxes she… Read More ›
Why I may not follow you on Twitter…
Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
… or friend you on Facebook, or like your page, or connect with you on LinkedIn, or add you to my circles on Google+, or subscribe to your blog, or invite you to…
Battle Scenes for the Non-Combative Writer
Writerly Rant #71 By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. I find myself in the midst of writing another battle scene for a novel not aimed at the military aspect of war – and yet I wonder if that’s a contradiction… Read More ›
Discovery and Illusion in Our Own Writing
I have always loved the idea that our characters can lead us places we never expected a story to go. If you’ve never experienced this in your writing then I urge you to give yourself the freedom to explore. I’m… Read More ›
The Genre Fountain
Writerly Rant #70 By Robert Jackson Bennett, Author. Originally posted on Robert Jackson Bennett – Blog (August 21st, 2014/Old Site) All right, so this is something that’s been on my mind for a while. Actually, that’s not true. This is… Read More ›
Personal Attacks on Writing Professionals
Writerly Rant #66 By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. If you haven’t published your book yet, you may be unaware that some reviewers have a tendency to write incredibly horrible things not only about your book but about… Read More ›
Trust & Blind Faith
Writerly Rant #65 By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. Well, I’ve gone and done it again… I’m trusting myself and my work to someone I barely know and hoping desperately not to get burned. I recently met a… Read More ›
The Necessity of Advice…
For me, this is so true. When I go looking for advice I’m actually looking for validation of my own ideas. I do something that I think will work and then I ask, “What do you think?” What I’m really… Read More ›