And I want to know if anyone else does. We all dream. I know this, and most everyone does. The only thing is that most of us don't remember our dreams. I usually don't...unless they're about zombies. Now, not all of my zombie dreams are...
Topics: Random Rants

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Harry Markov over at Temple Library Reviews has officially posted his interview with me . Go check it out. It's awesome, and not because it's me, but because it's, well, it's just awesome, and fun. In other news, I have two small things.
Topics: Announcements

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I'll tell you. Editors are gatekeepers. The whole purpose of an editor in the publishing business is to weed out the bad and leave only the good. This is especially true in magazine publishing (online or in print). If you think that every story...
Topics: Writing Factoids, Writing Rants

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I thought you'd all love to hear about this: the Regal Literary Agency is having another giveaway of Audrey Niffenegger's newest hit, Her Fearful Symmetry . If you don't know who that is, she's the wonderful writer who brought us The...
Topics: Announcements

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I was reading something the other day and one of the things that I disliked about it was how the author had gone about plotting his or her novel. Each element to the plot (each action and reaction) seemed too convenient, as if the author had...
Topics: Writing Elements, Writing Rants

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