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 ›
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When Giving Backfires
Writerly Rant #64 By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. So, I was part of a giveaway run by a small publishing house based out of the United States yesterday. They are somewhat of a “start up” so their… Read More ›
The Curse of Anti-Conformity
Writerly Rant #62 By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. I happen to be one of those people who goes against the grain… if you tell me I can’t do something, I’ll do it just to spite you –… Read More ›
The Blunders of Book Events
Writerly Rant #61 By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. I attended a book festival this past weekend run by a well-known regional writers group with a very good reputation for pulling in a crowd – be it for… Read More ›
The NaNoWriMo Vibe
Writerly Rant #60 By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. Just to put it out there, November is National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo for the uninitiated). I’m participating with the hundreds of thousands of authors around the world… Read More ›
NaNoWriMo, Gone Girl & Confessions of a Recovering Jerk
Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Image via the motion picture “Gone Girl” NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is days away. I’m loading up on fiction to feed my brain and imagination. I listened to the unabridged version of Gone…
Finding the Right Writers Group
Writerly Rant #55 by M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. I moved to a new town recently, about an hour away from where I was living. Previously I’d gotten myself involved with three different writing groups – one local… Read More ›
Can a Man Write a Good Female Character?
Writerly Rant #53 by Dave K. Heath, Writer. Originally posted on Dave’s Corner of the Universe, Sept. 28, 2014. Revised Edition. Last week due to other people’s work schedules and illness, Uncle Dave was in charge of home schooling my… Read More ›
The Pitfalls of Time…
Writerly Rant #51 by M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. “There are only 24 hours in a day,” “Time flies when you’re having fun,” “Time waits for no man,” and other sayings about time have lost their impact and… Read More ›