Author Linzé Brandon explains the pros and cons of doing research and conducting interviews for writing research.
Tag: novel
Characters and Characterization
Characterisation or characterization is the process of conveying information about characters in narrative or dramatic works of art or everyday conversation. Characters may be presented by means of description, through their actions, speech, or thoughts.
Guest Author Stephen Ormsby
Jinxie welcomes author Stephen Ormsby with his book Long Lost Song.
Spelling – 27 August 2012
Jinxie delves into the wonderful world of spelling for you, and gives you some commonly misspelled and misused words.
Interviewed by a Vampire – R.C. Murphy
Darling minions, please welcome author R.C. Murphy to My Reality today. She has a new book out (and it's awesome) that she's promoting, and my vamp Shawn has decided he'd like to interview her. He usually interviews the authors around here, though it's been quite a while. You've never truly been interviewed, unless by a… Continue reading Interviewed by a Vampire – R.C. Murphy
LS Fayne – Why I Chose to Self-Publish
My wonderful minions, please welcome mystery guest blogger LS Fayne today, who will be discussing self-publishing and why she chose it over traditional publishing. An interesting topic for those newbie writers out there. I've been talking with Linda for several weeks now, and she's a lovely lady. We have a few things in common, one… Continue reading LS Fayne – Why I Chose to Self-Publish
Tale vs. Short Story – 13 Aug 2012
This week's Writing/Editing tip will be very short because I'd just like to share two very basic things with you that I learned in my literary criticism class a while back. These are also things I really need to remember, so I'm hoping that by writing them down, they'll stick. Hey, I can dream!
Writing/Editing Tip of the Week – Passive Voice
Since the spammers are being stupid now and only leaving me comments with links, which I won't EVER approve OR discuss outside of this sentence due to their subject matter (things best left for erotic tales and little blue pills), I will now have to switch topics. So there will be no more Spam Comment… Continue reading Writing/Editing Tip of the Week – Passive Voice
That Feeling…
...when even though you're surrounded by people, you feel utterly alone. Ever feel like that? It's been almost 20 years since I've been without a dog in the house. Twenty. Fucking. Years. I can't even really begin to describe how it feels aside from the statement above. I miss my Moonbug, my K'Lar, my MacLeod,… Continue reading That Feeling…
Birthday Wish List
"It's my birthday and I'll sing if I want to..." I've had a few people ask me what I want for my birthday. My first response is, of course, to sell LOTS of books. That's a given any day of the year, though, so I decided that since tomorrow is my birthday, I'd make a… Continue reading Birthday Wish List
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