Monthly Archives: October 2012
Creating Believable Characters
Has this ever happened to you? You’re reading a book, watching a movie or TV show, and suddenly you’re shouting, “(Character’s name) wouldn’t do that!” Sometimes our fictional characters in fact will do – or say – things that are … Continue reading
Crime-solving Cats
Cats not only have played a role in many writers’ lives … They’ve played a role in literary works at least as far back as the 17th century when French writer Charles Perrault recounted the tale of Puss in Boots. … Continue reading
National Newspaper Week
This week is National Newspaper Week – a time to consider how important newspapers have been – and still are – to our society and our country. Before the Internet, before Facebook and Twitter – before we could access what’s … Continue reading
Do All Authors Have Cats?
The question came up in an Amazon discussion group, and – I wonder … Probably not all authors have cats, but I suspect a lot of us do. Yeah. Us. I’m one of the “cat people.” I’m a “dog people,” … Continue reading
How to Get a Book Review
I think most of us who write books want our books reviewed. Ideally what we want are the 4- and 5-star reviews that tell readers how terrific we are. Some apparently want them so badly that they either write their … Continue reading
Heading to Worldcon – I Hope
If I can make one SF/fantasy convention next year, I want it to be Worldcon 2013 in San Antonio, Texas. I’m a “supporting member” of LoneStarCon3 – by virtue of having donated to efforts a couple of years back when … Continue reading
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