Recently I was reminded I can be somewhat heartless. No, it’s true. The world I come from is quite different than the one I live in now. In the world I used to inhabit, positive reinforcement was a prelude to the hammer being dropped on your head. It sounds funny but it’s true. From theContinue reading “Support, Reinforcement & Ego’s”
Category Archives: Publishing
Writing Details
I have decided to revisit a topic currently bombarding me with importance. The topic? Details. See, we are currently in the throes of several series. We are working on book three of the Cheyenne series, book two of the Gigolo series, book three of the Pan’s Naughty Flute series as well as developing the finalContinue reading “Writing Details”
Writer verses Author
As I move about in the publishing world, I have discovered a unique distinction among those who write. As in most every case in life there are people who seek distinctions between what they do and what others do. In the writing profession there is a line between those who are called writers and thoseContinue reading “Writer verses Author”
Languages
When I was a young boy, I found I was fascinated by work. Hard work. I found I had little satisfaction working in an office. Strange thing to hear from a writer/editor/publisher, eh? Yet, it is a true statement. For most of my life I enjoyed hard work. I worked as a helper in justContinue reading “Languages”
Our Freedoms
I am an American. Not a European-American or a Caucasian-American or anything else in front of American. As such, I enjoy a special set of freedoms that exist nowhere else in the world. Freedoms added to the Constitution of the United States as the Bill of Rights. It is because of these amendments that IContinue reading “Our Freedoms”
Changing Hats
Changing hats is a term I learned in the Navy a long time ago. It has a simple meaning. When you finish up doing one job which requires one set of skills (a hat) and move onto another which requires a different set of skills (another hat) it is called changing your hat. In theContinue reading “Changing Hats”
The Perfect Blogpost
I have been writing blogposts now for several years. Have written them for myself and for others. And in all that time I have yet to write the “perfect blogpost.” How do you define the perfect blogpost? An easy question if you believe the experts you will find across social media. Don’t believe me? DoContinue reading “The Perfect Blogpost”
Literary Agents
Are you looking for a literary agent to help you get published? Here is some information that will help you in your decision making when looking for a literary agent.
Writing Styles and Writing with Style
When I began this blog post I knew I needed to do some research. I believed writing styles fell into such categories as Gothic and Poetic and Flowery. My own style of writing is often compared to Hemingway’s though I don’t particularly care for the man’s writing style. I prefer the writing styles of theContinue reading “Writing Styles and Writing with Style”
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