In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Scott and Jason look at how to differentiate one character from another in your fiction and how to make sure the differences matter. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in […]
Five Clutter-Free Gifts For Writers
Every year around now, we start seeing posts on gift ideas for whatever the topic of the blog you’re reading. “25 gift ideas for a handyman.” “25 gift ideas for elementary teachers” “25 gift ideas for a librarian”. You get the point. Since I visit a lot of writing sites, I see tons of these […]
Drawbacks of Small Press Publications
If you’ve read my blog before, you know that I often advocate seeking out small press magazines, anthologies, or electronic publishers to submit your work to if you’re just getting started. In my previous post, I wrote about some the benefits of submitting to smaller publications, but now I’d like to talk about some of […]
“Where do you get your ideas?”
I don’t know if it’s because I’ve always had a writer’s mindset (even though I didn’t start really writing until a few years ago) but the one question I’ve never really considered asking an author is “Where do you get your ideas?” It always just seemed like such a pointless thing to ask. A writer’s […]
When to pull a story out of the slush pile
I don’t like leaving potential cash sitting on the table. Why have money sitting someplace where it’s not invested, or at least earning some sort of minuscule interest in a savings account? I feel the same way about short stories. If a short story has an ending, it’s no good to anyone hidden away on […]
How my attitude about electronic publishing has changed in the last six years
When I started writing fiction way back when, one of the first things I did was rush out and buy a copy of the current Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market guide. I think it was the 2011 or 2012 issue. It was mostly worth the money and is still something I recommend buying ever […]
When do you just say “no” to your story?
Sometimes I might start a post by asking a question and then giving my answer to that question. This is not one of those posts. This time, I’m asking a question, but have no concrete answer. I’m really wondering how to know when a story is no good. And by no good, I don’t mean […]
5 Awesome Top-Paying Online Fantasy & Sci-Fi Magazines
Since I occasionally write about online magazines, have had short stories published in a few of them, and even run one of my own, I think it’s safe to say that I consider ezines a viable place to submit your genre fiction. There are tons of quality ezines out there, with varying traffic and pay […]
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