The Cost of Typos
When a self-published book has a typo on the very first page, that's two strikes. When it has errors regularly on the next few pages, t...
(continue reading)When a self-published book has a typo on the very first page, that's two strikes. When it has errors regularly on the next few pages, t...
(continue reading)When I was sixteen, I stopped reading a story for a writing class because of the word "hardon." I got in trouble for it later w...
(continue reading)Author W. T. Meadows, a dear friend from college, was kind enough to answer my questions about how he developed a readership for his work. T...
(continue reading)This story is abusive. This story is transphobic. This story is racist. These are all accusations I've seen leveled at writers....
(continue reading)A great story doesn't have to be widely beloved. What makes it great is that it resonates profoundly with certain individuals, not ...
(continue reading)A pet peeve of mine is when all of the nice characters approve of each other, when they all have a similar set of values and understandin...
(continue reading)Real Life Spotlight is where I recommend works by friends and family in my real life. These are not guaranteed to be works in the same genr...
(continue reading)I do not accept, and will never accept, that writers or readers of a problematic, troubling, or controversial work are automatically terr...
(continue reading)Writers are not responsible for morally condemning the immoral actions of their characters. I’ve seen writers who think that they need ...
(continue reading)It is good when a book promotes critical thinking (and that includes books that you think handled a topic wrong ) because it opens up di...
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