Becoming a successful published author is not just about writing a good book. It’s unfortunate but a beautifully written story will not sell itself. I’m sure you’ve heard this before though. You need to know the publishing industry and the genre you’re writing in. This is important now more than ever becasue technology is changing…
“Authors take to Internet to create world’s first interactive book” I love it when authors use technology to find exciting ways to present content! Speaking of which, I recently came across this app called Byook. I had no idea what it was but I was in the mood for a good horror related app. It…
This is the reason why I stay away from bookstores. I can’t help buying something. I went to B&N last week to kill some time and see if Naruto vol. 52 (manga) had been released yet (it hadn’t). I was browsing the new fantasy books when I came across The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy &…
It’s sad all Borders are closing but they’re having some awesome sales. I was near NY Penn Station a couple of days ago running an errand. As it happens, a large Borders is a couple of steps away from the station. Even from across the street, I saw the yellow sign in the window announcing…
I just looked at my bookshelf and went down my to-read list and man are there a lot of books on that list. After Hands on the Freedom Plow-which is spectacular, I’ll be finishing up Dark Delicacies edited by Del Howard and Jeff Gelb. I stopped reading Anne Rice’s Queen of the Damned because every…
Here are some books that helped me when I was first learning to write. I’m not including novels because the list would be ridiculous. I prefer books focusing on a specific aspect of writing- plot, character, setting and so on. I don’t use general how-to-write books. If you want to know how to writer a…
I’ve loved horror most of my life so why are most of my favorites on Goodreads fantasy? Don’t worry, they’re still dark. But why the change? I’ve sampled other genres but horror was always my favorite. Years ago I didn’t even like fantasy. When I was doing research on the characteristic of a horror novel,…
