My latest novel T he Phoenix Codex released late last October. It hasn’t gotten a ton of Amazon reviews, but I appreciate every one. And I’ve been very lucky with them so far. I don’t say “lucky” out of false modesty. I think it’s a good book, and I certainly tried hard to make it one. But no book is
Lots of my readers want to know more about how to get published, so last week, I shared a list of fantasy and science fiction publishers who accept unagented submissions. This week, I’m doing the same thing with romance! This isn’t a comprehensive list. Romance is a huge genre, and there are lots of opportunities out there for writers who
The other day, a coworker of mine said something that offended someone else we work with. He’s a nice person, he apologized immediately, and his apology was accepted. Now, nobody goes through life without offending anybody, ever, and I told him he should let it go. He didn’t want to forgive himself for it, though. Sometimes we think that if
Hey there! I know many of my readers aspire to publishing a novel, and many of them write fantasy and science fiction, so I put this post together to help them. I did a post like this a couple of years back, but it needed updating! Many publishing houses won’t accept submissions except through agents. If an author’s hoping for
Welcome to the first WIP Wednesday of 2018! And if it’s your first WIP Wednesday of all time, well, here’s how it works. I share something I’m working on, and you can do the same in the comments section. Your excerpt can be up to 500 words maximum. Please don’t share any explicit sexual content, although some profanity is fine.
Happy New Year! If you read my series on making it the best year ever, you know I’m pretty excited and I have a lot of big goals. Right now, the year is shiny and new. But what’s going to happen to us when it’s not so factory-fresh? When it’s, say, early March, and the weather’s bleak and blah, and
One of my readers requested this post! I was happy to do it, because winter and the holidays bring great inspiration to me. These could be used for fiction, journaling, or just about any other creative writing. And I’m keeping them G-rated in case any teachers want to use them for their students! (And if you are a teacher, check