Publishing Strategies: Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding models like Kickstarter and Indiegogo are becoming more and more popular for creative projects of all kinds. What’s really interesting, though, is what this is going to do – and already doing –...
Write Gooder, not Better
Crowdfunding models like Kickstarter and Indiegogo are becoming more and more popular for creative projects of all kinds. What’s really interesting, though, is what this is going to do – and already doing –...
Welcome to Bad Cover Art…Redesigned! Where I bring you the most horrible of all cover art I can find on the world wide web and try to come up with an alternative (that I...
Some of you, especially older members, may recall The Gay Writers and Support Group. It’s been around for a long time, predating the Clubs section, with humble beginnings as a usergroup. Recently, they’ve changed...
One of the things that turns up in fiction (particularly sci-fi, fantasy, adventure and YA) again and again are heroes- and heroines, but for some reason the word “heroine” has much more Victorian connotations,...
Hello again, Challengers! I hope you had a good time playing with Cerberus last time. There’s been radio silence in the comments section so far, but Challenge Corner doesn’t believe in deadlines, so I...
Whether you’ve finished writing your novel, or have only just begun, one of the most important things to consider is character consistency vs character growth. Every character in your novel goes through a journey...
I must go to Professor Chuffkin’s auction–I hear there is a delightful selection of chinoiserie. chinoiserie (noun) shin-wahz-REE 1. Anything reflecting Chinese culture: Chinese artifacts, designs, artistic styles, behaviour.
“Writing is magic, as much the water of life as any other creative art. The water is free. So drink. Drink and be filled up.” – Stephen King
snap, crackle, pop Writers of all ages and all places are aware of line breaks. Sometimes we’re not aware of what line breaks are doing, exactly, but we definitely know they’re there! Completing a...
I Will Pronounce Your Name by Leopold Sedar Senghor I will pronounce your name, Naett, I will declaim you, Naett! Naett, your name is mild like cinnamon, it is the fragrance in which...