The A. Victoria Mixon, Editor Blog Summit So, we’ve been in big conference over here at the blog all weekend, and I think we’re coming to some decisions: 1) I’m going to start a new blog so I can continue writing the essays you’re all familiar with, which have been… Read more“Starting a new blog”
Tag: Writing Advice
Stalking the classic mystery again
I’m still reading brilliant mysteries (mixed in with a few non-brilliant ones) this summer from my fabulous new Brilliant Mystery Outlet, the local thrift shop. Here are the latest highlights: A Case of Spirits, by Peter Lovesey, 1975: They’re billed as Sergeant Cribb adventures, but Cribb is the least of… Read more“Stalking the classic mystery again”
Waffling
So I’m still waffling about what to do with this blog. I don’t want my stuff lifted. It’s not Annie Dillard, but I am a professional writer, and I do work hard enough on it to value it. And I don’t want to waste any more brain cells even thinking… Read more“Waffling”
Reading a freaking script
Josh Olson raised the roof this week with his blisteringly straight-forward rant in the New York Village Voice, I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script. I’ve never seen one of his movies, I’ve never read any of his scripts, I’d never heard of him before I read his article, and… Read more“Reading a freaking script”
Other bloggers mentioning copyright
Daniel Scocco has written an article for Daily Blog Tips on how to avoid accidentally violating someone else’s copyright that every blogger should read: Copyright Law: 12 Dos and Don’ts. And Tibi Puiu of the Lost Art of Blogging has an excellent article on what to do when (not if)… Read more“Other bloggers mentioning copyright”
Call for submissions to Genre Wars Contest
Fast-Breaking Bulletin from the Literary Lab submitted by Michelle Davidson Argyle We’d like to announce our 2009 Genre Wars Fiction Writing Contest! We invite fiction writers to submit your 1 to 2,000-word short stories to us. The contest deadline is December 1, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. PST, and we plan… Read more“Call for submissions to Genre Wars Contest”
Mentioning copyright
Where’d they go? The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed my blog posts have disappeared—all but the latest and those containing your own work. How many of you are familiar with a thing called copyright? If you want to be writers, you’d better be. Wow, I had about six golden… Read more“Mentioning copyright”
Meeting across the river
“Hey, Eddie, can you lend me a few bucks? Tonight can you get us a ride? Gotta make it through the tunnel, got a meeting with a man on the other side. . .” —Bruce Springsteen, “The Heist” aka “Meeting Across the River” An interesting topic’s being wrestled into submission… Read more“Meeting across the river”
Free Edit of your novel's HOOK
August 2009 special! If you send me (please, one paragraph or no more than 150 words) your novel’s HOOK, I’ll do a free Edit on it and post it on the blog. That way we all get the benefit of learning what works in a HOOK by comparing and contrasting… Read more“Free Edit of your novel's HOOK”
Literary Mashing, or Zombies Don’t Dance: guest post on Alvah’s Books
Rebeca Schiller used to call her site something like, “I’m at the beach,” and I got pulled in by the beautiful photograph of a white sand beach somewhere I am not. Later she changed it to Alvah’s Books after the “Hollywood Ten” screenwriter Alvah Bessie, who stood up, alongside Humphrey… Read more“Literary Mashing, or Zombies Don’t Dance: guest post on Alvah’s Books”