Category: Rejectomancer Resources
Author Self-Promotion: 4 First Steps
In today’s literary market, it pays to self-promote, and there are plenty of options available to authors for that purpose. So, if you’re just getting started with this whole publishing thing, how should you begin promoting yourself? I’m not a marketing expert, but I can point… Continue Reading “Author Self-Promotion: 4 First Steps”
Rejectomancer Resources: The Emotion Thesaurus
You’d think, being a human being, I would be passing familiar with human being body language. Yeah, not so much. When I’m writing and trying to convey emotion through character body language, I end up in this endless nod, head shake, smile, frown loop. Often… Continue Reading “Rejectomancer Resources: The Emotion Thesaurus”
Rejectomancer Resources: The Writer’s Guide to Weapons
If you write, then you research. You just can’t do one without the other. You simply can’t know all the little details that add that touch of realism and verisimilitude to your fiction. But there are some aspects of the real world that often get stretched… Continue Reading “Rejectomancer Resources: The Writer’s Guide to Weapons”
A List of Links: Starry Wisdom & Worthy Vessels
Here’s another collection of potentially useful/interesting stuff from around the interwebs. 1) My friend and former colleague at Privateer Press, Simon Berman, has an awesome Kickstarter campaign going for a deluxe tome of stories and essays about H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos. It’s called The… Continue Reading “A List of Links: Starry Wisdom & Worthy Vessels”
A List of Links: Quick Kills & Real-Time Rejection
Here’s this week’s list of potentially useful links for writers and rejectomancers. 1) I’m always looking for ways to bring more realism to combat scenes in the fantasy fiction I write, and one of my favorite resources is an article from Classical Fencing entitled “The Dubious Quick… Continue Reading “A List of Links: Quick Kills & Real-Time Rejection”
A List of Links: Resources & Rejections
Here are more potentially useful links for the rejectomancer gathered haphazardly from across the blogosphere and beyond. 1) I recently discovered a great resource for spec-fic writers. It’s called Ralan’s SpecFic & Humor Webstravaganza, and it’s a little like Duotrope in that its a listing of… Continue Reading “A List of Links: Resources & Rejections”
A List of Links: Flash Monsters & Famous Rejections
Here’s a short list of cool writerly things from the ‘ol blogosphere. Lot’s of useful stuff here for the rejectomancer. 1) Here’s a writing contest you should definitely check out if you’re into flash fiction and monsters. (And why wouldn’t you be?) The Molotov Cocktail,… Continue Reading “A List of Links: Flash Monsters & Famous Rejections”
Duotrope – You Need This
If you’re a genre writer and you’re going to start sending you stories out into the cold, cruel world, your first step should be to sign up for a subscription at Duotrope (www.duotrope.com). What is Duotrope? Why it’s only the handiest, dandiest resource for genre… Continue Reading “Duotrope – You Need This”
Effectively Wild – A Baseball Horror Story
Night Walk & Other Dark Paths
Acts of War: Flashpoint
Acts of War: Aftershock
Acts of War: Stormbreak
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