Innocent Kitten Writers, Beware Writers have always had to be wary of people trying to scam them, predators that live off your dreams of having your story in print and read by the masses. Preditors and Editors has been been around since 1997, warning writers away from unscrupulous agents and editors, and Writers Beware has been maintaining an “extensive database… Read More
Number One Rule of Writing Short Fiction: Satisfy the reader (i.e. have a complete story). I knew this rule already, but was reminded again of it by the Underground Book Reviews in their cool series on reviewing short fiction. Make All Your Words Count A really well written, short, crisp first chapter uses all the same rules that a good… Read More
I have a couple published short stories already, but as I was preparing to write several more, I decided I should get serious about studying the form. First step: read a bunch of shorts (as they are not normally my preferred form). Second: analyze what makes them work. Third step: write. Seems simple, right? Short Stories are Just Like Novels… Read More
Short Fiction Meets Ebook: a marriage of form and function that’s exploding with potential (at least in my mind). When I embarked on a reading blitz of short fiction this summer, I didn’t expect to become completely addicted to the form. In the span of a few weeks, I’ve read classic SF from my youth (Bicentennial Man), a literary tale… Read More
Today I have Ethan Coffee, author of Fables of the Flag, for a chat about publishing middle grade indie novels. I’ve talked before about how challenging it can be for indie authors to reach their middle grade audience, but lately I’ve also been hearing whispers of some MG indie authors finding success. This is a topic that keeps shifting with the times, so… Read More
Open Minds is the Featured Post on Laurie’s Thoughts and Reviews today! There you will find: An Excerpt of Open Minds from Chapter 4 Character Interview with Raf (takes places between the Mind Games prequel and the beginning of Open Minds) Giveaway of Mind Games and Open Minds (ecopy, ends August 4th) Hop over to check it out!