SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2013
Hi, all. Here we are, once again entering the red and gold month of October, where gradually our pathways become less crowded, skittering leaves…
Category: Articles
Virtue or Vice? Sorrow
Over the next few months, my articles are going to have a theme! Yes, that’s right: I’m getting myself organized. My articles are going…
Tips for Wr…Everyone — Don’t Start With Boredom!
This was going to be another writing tips segment before I realized that the inspiration for posting it came from life. And that, in…
The Unrepenting Rebel
Why do I write science fiction? Because I don’t like rules. That is, I don’t like your rules. We live in a world where…
Am I Committed or Committable?
Do writers get time off? I’m just wondering, as I do every year, what the holiday season will bring. I currently have three projects…
Who Am I?
Someone just asked me, again (I get asked this a lot), if my characters are based on me in any way. I always say…
How to Choose a Virtual Tour Service Provider: My Reading Addiction
If there was one thing I learned during this book release it’s that persistence pays off. If you’re looking to put your book on…
Creativity & Madness: Living on the Thin Line
I have a nagging suspicion that, had I been born in another age, I probably would’ve been institutionalized. I think this for a few…
Beta Readers: A Love-Hate Relationship (the more they hate me, the more I love them)
You know that friend who always tells you how awful you look when you’re sick? Or how those new pants you bought make you…
How to Choose a Virtual Tour Service Provider: Innovative Online Book Tours
I made the decision to hire Innovative Online Tours about a month and a half before the release of my latest novel, Cassie Scot: ParaNormal…
The Five Ps
Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance. That’s good advice if you’re about to take your old landlord to small claims court for the return of…
Tips for writers: Review of Pump Up Your Book
Pump Up Your Book is usually on the other side of reviews — either giving them, or arranging for others to give them. The…
The Piracy War
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the theft of eBooks, and how this piracy has negatively affected authors. And while I absolutely…
Tax Treaties and the IRS: What Every Non-US Indie Author Needs to Know
So, you’ve published your book on Amazon and you’re eagerly checking your KDP dashboard every half an hour to see if there have been…
Just So, Riyria Style – A Guest Post by Michael J. Sullivan
A hallmark of a strong team is a good secondary and tertiary set of players waiting for their chance to perform. Some fantasy writers…
Tips for Writers: How to Hire a Virtual Tour Service
Why should I plan a virtual book tour for my book? I’ll start with the easiest question to answer… You should plan a virtual…
Tips for Writers: The One-Word Sentence by Christine Amsden
These days, fiction writing is a somewhat less formal affair than it has been in the past. All-knowing narrators who set the stage with…
Tips for Writers: Making Magic Believable by Christine Amsden
One of the primary struggles of fantasy and science fiction writers is to convince their audience to suspend disbelief, even though the readers know…
Myth Busters, Grammar Edition: Starting a Sentence with And or But by Christine Amsden
Confession time: How many of you learned in school that you can’t start a sentence with a conjunction such as and or but? Go ahead, admit it. I…
Blog for SFF World – A Hero for the End of the World
A Hero for the End of the World By Gail Z. Martin Who do you want to have at your back when the world…
