Do you know where your work fits? Part 3 – What’s with all the labels?
This is part 3 of 4 on a discussion about publishing and genres, for all the people who make andContinue Reading
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Do you know where your work fits? Part 2 – DDCs and LLCNs, etc.
This is part 2 of 4 in a series of posts about books, and genres, and all those tricky categoriesContinue Reading
Do you know where your work fits? Part 1 – You need genres, but…
This is for all the people who make and sell their creations, the things they work at every day. Publication,Continue Reading
Creative Process Discussion of genre Discussion of lyrics Discussion of media getting published music
Think on thy soul, for once
The header, “Think on thy soul, for once”, refers to the line by “Othello” to “Desdemona” in William Shakespeare’s play,Continue Reading
Backstories Creative Process getting published List of top books Review of translated novel Translated work
So many ways to get lost in translation…
A multilingual perspective Yesterday, someone asked me how my Spanish, Portuguese and French skills are, because those are the languagesContinue Reading
Vampire Like Farms – What are the alternatives?
Regarding my rant against the sellers of fake reviews: If I look at the online presences of artists, I noticeContinue Reading
The Scourge of Vampire Like Farms
The heading does not have a grammar mistake: I am referring to the businesses – also called farms – thatContinue Reading
At the end of your tether with typos? Read this
I know from personal experience how tiresome and aggravating it is to pick up mistakes in something you’ve made afterContinue Reading
Wise, timeless advice from Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury is regarded as the most famous and most celebrated writer of Science Fiction in the world. On JuneContinue Reading
The Blogess has a new book coming out – Broken, by Jenny Lawson
Here’s news from one of the writers I admire – Jenny Lawson, who made me laugh long and loud atContinue Reading
Authors to watch Current events Discussion of author’s portfolio getting published Non-fiction Poetry
From Babel to Borne – Upcoming Publications from Favourite Authors
What are my favourite authors doing next? My favourite authors have new works in the works, pardon the pun, soContinue Reading
Options for Authors – Back from the Future with Blog to Book
We’re going backwards. Back to print. First there was print. Then came the Internet, and there was JavaScript. And pdfs.Continue Reading
Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of film/TV series Discussion of genre getting published Non-fiction Review of new book Science Fiction
Looking back at the original Star Trek – The Trouble with Tribbles
Which Sci-Fi devotee is not looking forward to the debut of Star Trek: Picard? (Roll on, January 23, 2020!) IContinue Reading
How writers and reviewers connect, and how to avoid a war of words
A recent comment from an author on one of my book reviews got me thinking. I was pleased at theContinue Reading
Julian Barnes on hard work, luck and serendipity in his writing career
Here is the fascinating first-hand exposé of how Julian Barnes wrote his first novel, Metroland, and got it published inContinue Reading
SEVEN CIRCUMSTANCES 