Posts by D. H. McKee

What Is Dialogue?

Found this neat article on writing dialogue. How to tell your story, reveal details, and set atmosphere with it. A...

What is it like to do NaNoWriMo?

Anyone working on their November novel? Want to live vicariously through another person? What is it like to write 50,000...

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Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy...

James Crumley’s Unofficial Rules for Writing

  I’m a big  James Crumley fan, and I wish he was more prolific as a writer. Something about his...

Another Pre-publishing Promotion Guide

Thanks to BookBub for this handy little guide for pre-launch book promotion. There are some great insights, including why and...

How to Promote Your Book Before It’s Published

Some good tips on how to promote your books before they come out. One thing I could use is good...

135 Places to Find Freelance Writing Jobs

Here’s a really helpful list of the different ways an author can make some money. Not just suggestions, but actual...

48+ Publishing Resources You Should Know About

Here’s a pretty decent list of publishing links for the aspiring writer. Some good research here, from graphic design apps...

Henry Miller’s 11 Commandments of Writing

Yeah, these are probably all good ideas, but I can’t work on only one thing at a time. I’m lucky...

Beyond Cigars and Vintage Cars

A great photo set of modern Cuba by Washington, DC–based photographer Greg Kahn. I was in Havana recently, and there...