You wrote something. It’s good. So good it amazes you. You wonder if you might actually be able to sell this, become an author. You want to show it off. You have a friend who is a published author. Here Read more
I had determined some years ago, reluctantly, that my SCA years were behind me. I even had an earnest little chat with my knight about if he ought to release me from fealty if I’m no longer fighting. His response Read more
Wew! I got to take a nice break after all those events in July and August and … oh, bother, is my break over already? It is? I have upcoming events? Well, better make a blog post so people know Read more
I was extremely fortunate to be able to squease the fiftieth Pennsic War into my summer schedule. This is the biggest annual convention of the biggest medieval recreation group in the US. Long story short: the midwest fights the upper Read more
I pledged to write 50 short story drafts in six weeks, at at least 1000 words each. After writing a few under-1000, I decided to count those as 1/3. Sometimes a story has a length and I didn’t want to Read more
Blog topic suggested by Maura Yzmore First, I would not read any books or blog posts about how to write a query letter. I would not fill out worksheets that required me to think of my story as having only Read more
Blog topic suggested by Maura Yzmore I have never enjoyed writing craft books. There is perhaps something wrong with me. Or I’m just too opinionated. But I have treasured and memorized some jewels from my mentors. Here they are, with Read more