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How I Write: Characters, Part 1
Creating fictional characters is just as much about what you do away from the computer as what you do at the computer. First, let’s get one thing straight. When it comes to stories, characters rule....
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How I Write: Characters, Part 2
Characters rule. I said that in my last post, I’ve taught it at conferences, I’ve spoken it in my sleep, I’ve screamed it from the top of Mt. Everest. Well, okay, I’ve never climbed Everest, but...
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In Need of a Recess
Sometimes in life you need to come apart, lest you come apart. I wrote a few weeks ago about being in the middle of a writer’s perfect storm: editing one book, writing another on deadline, preparing to...
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Making My Way Back
I’ve been gone for a while. Admittedly, I’ve been lost, wandering in the wilderness of indecision. This was due to a number of factors converging and culminating in a perfect storm of fatigue,...
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THANK YOU! Can’t Say it Enough . . .
I want to thank everyone who helped promote Mirror Image and The Last Hunt. I want to thank those who downloaded them, who read them, who reviewed them, who talked about them. I hope you enjoyed both...
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Issues Writers Deal With, a Series
Over the next several weeks I’m going to periodically discuss different issues I deal with as a writer. Issues like: The pressure of sales numbers Dealing with negative reviews Writing about the...
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My Take On . . . Book Sales Numbers
Every September and March I develop an unusual twitch. It’s called stress. Anxiety. It’s called royalty statement time. Every six months I get a royalty statement and on that statement are the sales...
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The Importance of Time and a FREE Book!
Yes, I have another book to giveaway. I must say I love doing this. Giving away books. Giving away things. I’m a busy guy. Probably not as busy as some but busier than others. I have a lot going on in...
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My Take On . . . Reader Reviews (with some feistiness)
I’m going to make this short and to the point. Reader reviews are what they are. Writing is art and reading is subjective. That whole beauty in the eye of the beholder thing. That’s what is wonderful...
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Writing Un-Blocked . . . FREE E-book!
Writer’s block is an enigma of sorts. Is it real? Is there really such a thing? Or is it all in one’s head? I think if writer’s block was put on trial we could call thousands, no, millions of witnesses...
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Name My Blog Contest
I want to change the name of this blog. It’s time. Currently it’s “What Mike Says” and I’m tired of that. It’s trite, boring, vanilla. So here’s what we’re doing: I’m going to give you a chance to...
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Rename My Blog . . . Um, or Maybe Not
So I had this contest to rename my blog. And well, I hate to say this and feel really bad about it but . . . there isn’t a winner. This makes me feel like such a blockhead because when I hold a contest...
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Reach Your Writing Goals!
A few months ago I added a page to my website introducing a new coaching service I was offering for writers. I didn’t really push the service, didn’t do much in the way of announcing anything. I just...
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