SpeedI had a conversation recently with some indie writer friends and we were comparing notes on how to write faster and better. Two of them are following a particular method (Book in a Month) that shuts off your inner editor and gets down to the nuts and bolts of putting words on a page. [Read more…]
Nice little round-up of blogs authors of all stripes, indie and trad alike, should be following. By Mick Rooney,
http://www.theindependentpublishingmagazine.com/2014/08/the-12-publishing-shakers-you-should-be.html
A nice little observation in the Harvard Business Review combining Anthony Bourdain, business, and–in my case–writing. First found on The Passive Guy, but visit HBR for the original!
If you’re working in the kitchen of Anthony Bourdain, legendary chef of Brasserie Les Halles, best-selling author, and famed television personality, you don’t dare so much as boil hot water without attending to a ritual that’s essential for any self-respecting chef: mise-en-place.
As a member of the mystery writers group Sister in Crime (SinC, for short), I receive a monthly email update called Sinc Links, a kind of round-up of things that affect the publishing and writing world in general, and mystery writers in particular. Many indie authors (myself included) are members of SinC. So I was surprised at the tone and content of SinC’s latest email. [Read more…]
Some readers have expressed disappointment/concern that there’s “less Marty” in the latest book, The Wicked Flee.
I’ve put together an elucidation of why I did what I did that might help explain things, including some tricks of the trade that I employed to put some spice in the book.
Check it out and feel free to leave comments or ask questions!