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“No, it’s my story!” Argue the Reader & the Author

By M.J. Moores on April 21, 2015 • ( 6 )

Writerly Rant #82 ~ By M.J. Moores, Author. Editor. It frustrates me to no end the way so many debut authors get upset that a reader has “misunderstood” their work or has “read it wrong.” How can an individual who… Read More ›

Who’s In Control of Amazon Books?

By M.J. Moores on January 6, 2015 • ( 2 )

Writerly Rant #67 By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. If you’re an indie author and you haven’t yet heard of the Emily Goodwin Book Debacle on Amazon, then you better listen up. You might think that once the Amazon validation… Read More ›

Writing Battles Won & Lost

By M.J. Moores on November 28, 2014 • ( 2 )

As NaNoWriMo scrapes hundreds of thousands of souls as it comes to a close this weekend, it’s important to note that not everyone’s goal has been to write 50K. To “win” NaNo first and foremost it’s about picking up the… Read More ›

NaNoWriMo, Gone Girl & Confessions of a Recovering Jerk

By M.J. Moores on October 28, 2014 • ( 0 )

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…

Public Perception & Writing

By M.J. Moores on October 10, 2014 • ( 2 )

A writer’s audience is his reader… With NaNoWriMo inching ever closer I’ve mentioned to a few friends that I’m going to participate this year. “NaNo-what?” is the common response. I remember I felt that way too when I first learned… Read More ›

Flexing Your Mold

By M.J. Moores on October 3, 2014 • ( 0 )

My research and study of genre has led me to the understanding that it is terribly difficult to “break the mold”… Agents don’t know what to make of you, Publishers are afraid of you. Readers might be willing to take… Read More ›

Writer’s Arse, And Other Ailments

By M.J. Moores on August 12, 2014 • ( 0 )

Originally posted on Tara Sparling writes:
The gurus over at Writing.ie have published another article I wrote today. A sort of confessional piece. I talk about the terrible afflictions which writers suffer, and how I suffer in particular (from being terribly afflicted).…