How Not To Write

I picked up a new rejection in my inbox this week.
Note: This dragon does not appear in my story…[Image credit: teejayhanton Flickr]
The story is quirky, so I know it will be difficult to place. Should someone force me to classify it, I might call it Terry Pratchett meets David Lynch…
In any case, the editor, [...]

Since I wrote the original post about the philosophy of Giving Away Your Book, I’ve continued to study the world of free content. It’s really fascinating.
Here are a few additional things I’ve learned:
1. Giving away free books for a short time is a good way to create a sense of urgency and excitement.
Bob Younce [...]

This video isn’t all about Batman. It’s about Chip Kidd, one of the most fantastic book cover designers in the business. Even if you don’t know the name, you know the books. The video was produced for dwell.com, which happens to be a sweet magazine if you’re into the whole architecture and [...]

Simon Owens has more on the story about Tor’s new site (ref’d by both Boing Boing and Futurismic), but I thought the teaser at the end of his post was really interesting (this is how we fall down the Internet Rabbit Hole)…

In an article published last week titled “The rise of the genre ezine: Will [...]

I just went back and read through the comments on Charlie Stross’ writers life post and found this gem by S.M. Stirling. I’ve quoted the whole thing, but I encourage you to read all the comments on the thread. They are funny, enlightening, and inspirational - and that’s just about all the other [...]