October 13, 2019 The Dreaded Synopsis I suspect it is an industry standard: the 250, 150, and 50 word synopsis. It may be that some authors, occupying celestial strata I can only dream of, have a publisher’s marketing department write these. I don’t know, I have to do it myself. The dread synopsis. I can’t… Continue reading The Dreaded Synopsis. Resurrected Post.
Category: Business of Writing
Homestretch. Resurrected Post.
September 22, 2019 Homestretch A moment’s digression before I begin: Happy Birthday Bilbo and Frodo! I wonder, on this wet and drizzly first day of autumn if Tolkien deliberately chose the fall equinox for the Baggins’ joint birthday. Perhaps it was a question of age, both hobbits having entered their autumnal years, if you will,… Continue reading Homestretch. Resurrected Post.
Rose City Comic Con 2019. Resurrected Post.
September 15, 2019 Rose City Comic Con 2019 Some might consider that I wasted a three-day pass to Rose City Comic Con by only attending Friday night. But downtown Portland is a bit of a trek from my house, and I only needed to be there Friday for my panel. I took a few trips… Continue reading Rose City Comic Con 2019. Resurrected Post.
Publicity, Ugh. Resurrected Post.
September 8, 2019 Publicity, Ugh. It is self-evident, of course, that if no one hears of your work, no one will purchase it. I understand that, I acknowledge and accept it. That doesn’t mean I have to like the necessary corollary: publicity. But I’m doing it, with as much good grace as I can muster.… Continue reading Publicity, Ugh. Resurrected Post.
Post-Con Musings. Resurrected Post.
August 11, 2019 Post-Con Musings I finished my last panel for MALCon 2019. Here it is noon, Mountain Time, and I have ten hours until my flight home. So, I suppose I’ll sit here in the lobby, write up this week’s web log, and watch the usual colorful con suspects go by. The panels I… Continue reading Post-Con Musings. Resurrected Post.
Run, It’s an Advertisement. Resurrected Post.
August 4, 2019 Run, It’s an Advertisement. Only a brief note this web log, I’m afraid. MBW, the HA, and I were in Washington State this weekend, visiting a couple places we’ve not been to before. A late arrival home, added to necessary chores, squeezed out the time required to scribble my usual nonsense. So,… Continue reading Run, It’s an Advertisement. Resurrected Post.
For the Sake of Appearances. Resurrected Post.
July 21, 2019 For the Sake of Appearances Despite my turtlelike preferences, I do appear in public from time-to-time, in the hopes of shilling my wares. This year, it seems, I’ll be poking my head out at three conventions. The most recent, tentative invitation, is for the Rose City Comic Con. I’ve been asked to… Continue reading For the Sake of Appearances. Resurrected Post.
All Aboard the Comma Express. Resurrected Post.
June 9, 2019 All Aboard the Comma Express I have a tentative release schedule for Karl Thorson and the Jade Dagger of mid-November. And that means editing. What fun. That last sentence, for those of you new to this web log, was sarcasm. Editing is not, has not, and never will be fun. However, I… Continue reading All Aboard the Comma Express. Resurrected Post.
Pros and Cons. Resurrected Post.
June 2, 2019 Pros and Cons I received invitations recently to serve as a panelist on two conventions, MALCon in August and Orycon in November. I suppose I will accept and attend. However, I have been considering whether or not I should. For many of the fans of the sort of fiction involving spaceships… Continue reading Pros and Cons. Resurrected Post.