Archive for May, 2008
Introductions, Sides, and the Most Important Words You Write
I’ve been reading a book by Peter Straub called SIDES and it made me think – as you who know me best will realize all things of importance do. This book caught my eye first because it was by Peter – who I consider a strong influence on my work, and whose novels I’ve [...]
Brain Lightning
I don’t like to leave creativity to chance, especially when I have deadlines looming. Rather than wait for the lightning of inspiration to strike, I prefer to hang around lone oak trees on hill tops during thunderstorms wearing my copper wire underpants.So here are few things I use to stoke the fiction engine and get [...]
Call of the wild
I really should fly more often, I guess. Here I am after another flight (this time to Wiscon in Madison, WI, one of the best cons on the circuit) - and another epiphany.
We flew out of Seattle, and then east - across impressive mountains, razor-edged peaks clawing the sky, endless tumbled ranges of it, evergreen [...]
Evil Happy Smiley Face Man
by Wayne Allen Sallee
Got laid off from my job last week. Just saying, is all. Three years back, I found myself writing all sorts of things I never did before, so watch out for big things this time. A Robert Mitchum superhero comic! A musical based on Abe Vigoda! MooTube! [...]
Upon Further Reviews
There are lots of terrible things you can do with books, should you be so inclined.
You can maltreat them. Spill coffee on them, bend the spines back, read ‘em in the bathtub and drop ‘em in the lavender-scented suds. Then you can try to fob them off on the local used bookstore, claiming they’re perfectly [...]
Book Promotion: Part 1
When people think about doing book promotions, they often think of an author going on a book tour. Doing a book signing or sitting at an author’s table at a convention or book store means you get to talk to a lot of new people and (hopefully) get your books into the hands of [...]
Maybe Some Day I’ll Write A Nice Western - Redux
My apologies. My fabulously busy lifestyle and fast-paced day job have gotten in the way of my latest Storytellers Unplugged essay. Instead of posting nothing, I thought I’d dredge up an old SU favorite of mine for those of you who may have missed it the first time around.
Brian Knight
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Greetings from Lewiston, Idaho, which, despite [...]
“Step Right Up, Ladies and Germs, and Witness for Yourself the Wonder of the Self-Promoting Writer!”
For someone who tries to make his living selling lies, nightmares, and flights of fancy, I hate drawing attention to myself. I didn’t like it when I was in kindergarten, I didn’t like it when I was in grade school, I didn’t like it any better once I hit high school, and now, as [...]
Necessary Distance
When I start out a book, it never seems like I’ll have a chance of finishing it. Although I’ve written several, it’s like standing at the foot of a mountain and wondering how I’ll ever top it. Doing it over and over again gives me a semblance of confidence, but since each book is its [...]
Forensics 109: Questioned Document Examination
