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J.M Robison,
Fantasy where heroes don't follow the rules
The Dangers (and Courtesies) of "Feedback" for Incomplete Manuscripts.
This post is specific to the dangers and courtesies of asking for feedback on a manuscript that is not complete. (I address the dangers...
We Were Not Born Broken
This post written 100% by human. (My Anti-AI promise here.) A POEM CALLED "WHAT HURTS?" Foot. Back. Hip and knee. Ankle, shoulder--no...
My Anti-AI Promise
RULES: Humans only ChatGPT and all other AI will never, never, never touch anything of mine. Everything, from my newsletters, to my blog,...
The "Heartbeat" Behind Paragon Forgotten
16-year-old Cohthel, a human, should have visited Father’s grave sooner because now it’s missing. Paragon Forgotten is the first book in...
Why Writers Should not Allow AI to Write for Them
Learn more about AI here. It's not even the legal controversy that's got me rankled. This is a real-life Walle. In the cartoon, humans...
How to Write a Realistic Prison Guard Character (Hollywood gets this wrong)
I worked as a Deputy Sheriff for 7 years over three different counties. If you would like to write a character who is a prison guard or...
Authors, The Reviews Are Not For You
What IS the point of reviewing books? From nasty to helpful, why do reviewers feel compelled to say anything at all? If you review, what...
Don't Write for Money. Write Because You Have a Story to Tell.
I see an upsetting attitude toward writing, and that attitude is "Don't write the 2nd book in the series until the publisher accepts the...
Why You’re in a Reading Slump and How to Break From it
How did you get to this point? You LOVE books… don’t you? Maybe you’re afraid you don’t love books anymore because the last three that...
Proud to be a woman!
Gotta be a woman, even on a military deployment to U.A.E.
The Makings of The Last Wizard Series
Always the question: where did you get the idea to write The Last Wizard? Always the answer: Like a Facebook relationship...it's...
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I'll Grow
A seed fell between the cracks of a rock beside the stream, robbed of earth and water both, both robbed of life and dream. A great tree...
My beta reader forgets important info. Is it their fault or mine?
WRITER: Is there any way that you can read a little faster or read more than one chapter at a time? Reading so little at one time and so...
A Quick and Dirty on Establishing Character Personalities: The Break Dance Method
HOW TO: Take all your characters and force them into a theoretical dance club. Make them stand so they form a circle in the middle of...
The Last Wizard has a 324 Year Old Secret
Wanting to track down her friend's murderers, corset-hating Brynn of 1842 England follows a map her dead friend left her, but she finds...
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