The Caskets of Batesville

Something new from Clive Barker?  Peter Straub?  Another sequel to Psycho? Nope.  It’s not a novel, it’s not a book at all.  It’s just a thing.  Spontaneous and demanding of my attention. I can’t shake it until I get it out of my head.  And into yours. Writing is like that, as you already know.  […]

The Last Thing An Agent Wants to Hear From You

Inside the contracting calling, there are various duty gives that must be contemplated that normal PAYE representatives are not influenced by. As most definitely know, UK temporary workers have a far lower charge section to that of representatives, in this manner making their salary far higher because of not making good on as much assessment. […]

“Get Your Bad Self Published”

For your consideration… Today I’m launching my new ebook, “Get Your Bad Self Published.”  What follows here is from the sales page.  Click HERE (or on the cover image) to read more from that presentation.  It’s $14.95.  If you’d like to skip the pitch and order now, click HERE. Getting published is very much like getting […]

Structuring Your Short Story

Short stories are hard to write.  At least the good ones are. If you’re writing a short story in the hope of publication, know this: only an outstanding execution of an idea stands a chance.  It won’t be all about your pretty prose, which is always merely the ante-in.  The marketplace is scarce and narrowly […]

Coming Monday: Structuring Your Short Story

This is perhaps the most-requested topic that arrives in the Storyfix inbox. Which frankly makes me a little nervous. Because I don’t write short stories.  At least not anymore.  I have written a few and published a handful, but I do read them on occasion. Which is to say, I’m no expert on this little corner of […]

Headlines From Writer Hell

(RSS FEED SUBSCRIBER NOTE: this is a re-do, the last one sorta bombed, graphically-speaking.  Thanks for your patience.) You can’t make this stuff up.  I assure you, I didn’t.  These are real.  The folks who wrote these clunker headlines actually get paid. See, there’s always hope. ****** Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter […]

For When You Make It Big

A Guest Post From Diana Jordan Writer, Reviewer, Nationally-Syndicated Author Interviewer I first interviewed Larry Brooks in 2001 about his then new-release Pressure Points.  I loved it.   But that’s not why I’m here. I’m thinking Larry asked me to guest blog because I’ve interviewed thousands of authors for my show on AP Radio, for an […]

A Vicarious Story Coaching Experience

An Intimate Look at One Writer’s Feedback One of the things I do in my writing life is provide personal story analysis and coaching.  The result of this process is a document that offers my thoughts on what works, what doesn’t, why, and how to make the project better. It isn’t always pretty.  Which means, it isn’t always […]

A Book About Writing That Might Change Your Life

You may not feel your life needs changing.  You may be sick of books about writing.  Both of those feelings, by the way, are warning signs.  Then again, you may share the belief that we can never learn too much, that we should never stop seeking to improve and evolve (like the word or not, […]

A Guest Post About Story Structure

But first… an Intro by Your Host Here’s a confession.  I have mixed emotions about posting this article.  Not because it’s in any way unworthy.  It’s good.  Ultimately, that’s why it’s here. But it reads a bit like a sales letter for one of my ebooks.  That makes me slightly uncomfortable, because  I don’t want […]