This is an interesting article at the The B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog which examines how today’s writers are reclaiming Lovecraft, and writing about the mythos from a modern perspective. As someone who was influenced by HPL, and who writes modern mythos tales, this is a welcome read. There’s interviews with Kij Johnson, Cassandra Khaw, […]
For those of you using Movable Type as your blogging platform, there’s an interesting, and rarely talked about feature called Boilerplates in version 5+. In this article, I’ll give you a quick tip on how to get them working, and what they’re good for. I noticed this feature a couple of times, but couldn’t figure […]
This is an interesting article for me, as I’m reworking the first chapter of one of my books. I had what I thought was a great opening scene, but it lacked any kind of interest and urgency; it was basically two guys talking in a coffee shop. I changed it so that the first scene […]
This article by Jane Friedman is an interesting one, because it looks at other motives besides money. Do you want the validation of working with a traditional publisher? Do you have a lack of patience? All good points to consider when deciding whether to self/trad publish. All this could be yours. (Image Credit: Pixabay) But, […]
This article is a must-read for artists and writers who want to impress people in shows, and on the back cover of their books. As a guy who occasionally curates art shows and wrangles artists together, I often have to edit and post artist bios. This can be a problem, since artists, unlike writers (or […]
I could have just tweeted this post from Writer’s Life.org, but that wouldn’t have brought anyone to my blog. Ah, I kid. But, there’s some good information in this article. The best advice is this: Keep them short and sweet – screen readers tend to like to skim read rather than read an entire piece. […]
Sometimes you just can’t get a word out. You’re staring at the page, the title says “Chapter 1,” but there’s nothing else below. You’re stuck. And this was supposed to be your big novel. Writer’s Block is something that affects everyone (except perhaps Stephen King and James Patterson), yet there are a lot of people […]
I was idly scanning through Netflix last night, and noticed that the same description kept following me through the selections. At first, I was all, “Man, Netflix is really phoning it in with these copy/paste descriptions.” Of course after a few seconds, I realized it was a glitch. There were some programs where it really […]
Broken Piano for President is … well, just read it. I can never remember what happened when I come off a bender.
“The Ballad of Black Tom” is a #Cthulhu mythos story based on “The Horror at Red Hook.” Set in 1920s New York, the story follows Charles Tester, a hustler and musician who stumbles upon hidden magical secrets. It’s a great book to follow the latest Matt Ruff novel.
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