Well, it’s the fifth day now since I’ve started this one-hundred day blackout, and already I can tell that this experiment wasn’t as simple as “tuning out the noise.” What I found, through the course of dealing with a bunch of snafus, is that I’ve been relying on these tools to resolve problems. For some […]
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New Interview and Reviews for Paths of Storytelling
Hi folks, I’m over at FlamesRising.com today along with the developer of Paths of Storytelling, Eddy Webb, and my fellow authors Jess Hartley and Kelley Barnes. This three-question interview offers all of us the chance to talk about this project from our unique clan perspective. I hope you drop by and read Author Interview for […]
Day 4 of 100: Crowdsourcing Versus Experts
Found myself needing advice today, and mentally ran through my cyber-deck of experts to see who I could e-mail about a few things. In the time that I spent explaining what I wanted in an e-mail, I could have ran to Twitter and said: “Hey, anyone know of…” or “Anyone have a link for…” Instead, […]
Day 3 of 100: When Systems Fail
Of course, right after I go dark on social media, my webhost starts having problems. For the past couple of days, service has been spotty, which has no doubt affected your ability to read the posts I’ve been writing. It’s even more frustrating on my end because I didn’t want to get back on Facebook/Twitter […]
[My Guest Post] Aspiring Authors Should Think Twice Before Marketing
Hi everyone, Today on the How To Write Shop I posed a question about whether or not aspiring authors should start promoting themselves before they learn how to write. This is one of my longer columns where I cover the difference between website visitors and readers, mention why it’s important to focus on your craft, […]