Home Fires by Gene Wolfe is a…Gene Wolfe book. I’m not sure how to describe either the book or my experience of reading it in any other way. (Long-time Gene Wolfe readers, please note that this is my first time through.) Inability to describe a Gene Wolfe book is par for the course, though. Gene Wolfe …
Horror author (and friend of mine!) Shannon Lawrence has a new collection of holiday-themed horror short stories available, Happy Ghoulidays II. The first book in the series, Happy Ghoulidays, covered the winter holidays. Ghoulidays II covers the rest of the year, from St. Patrick’s Day to Halloween. Shannon and her partner in crime, M.B. Partlow, …
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Are you ready to publish? Why is getting published so hard all of a sudden? What if you screw something up? Interview with author DeAnna Knippling on the craft of fiction here.
Struggling to create a character in your fiction? Feel like they aren’t as cuddly or stabby as you’d like? Read interview with author Holly Lisle here.
Professional writers have to learn a lot of techniques that go past what’s in classes or books. How do they learn them? Read interview with author Michael W. Lucas here.
You want to quit your day job and start a creative career. You’ve run the numbers…but something still feels off. Read about sorting out the core truths of a creative career with author Christina F. York here.
Starting your own business as a freelancer isn’t easy…but it might not be as hard as you think! Read an interview with author Kristine Kathryn Rusch here.
Want to avoid the publishing pitfalls that nearly ever author seems to be prey to, sooner or later? Read the interview with author Mark Leslie Lefebvre here.
Clean first draft writing is not a myth! Learn how to spend less time editing. Interview with author Dean Wesley Smith here.
Welcome to an interview with fellow author Shannon Lawrence! Previous interviews with Shannon for her short story collection Blue Sludge Blues and other interviews with Richard Bamberg, Rob Chansky, P.R. Adams, Megan Rutter, Jason Dias, and MJ Bell are also available. The Business of Short Stories Whether you’re looking to add short stories to your repertoire as a solo pursuit or in …
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