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New Zombie Anthology now Live…or is that Undead?

I have a story in an anthology called Live and Let Undead from Library of the Living Dead Press, available now from Amazon. The print edition is out now, the e-book edition will be out in a few weeks. The … Continue reading

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Goal Setting for Writers Part 2 – Implementing the Plan

Last week I outlined a ten-step plan for goal setting for writers and other creative types. This week I’m using some of my own goals to illustrate that plan and, not coincidentally, get my own goal setting going. Be Specific … Continue reading

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Goal Setting for Writers and Other Creative Types

To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time. – Leonard Bernstein Want to achieve your goals in 2012? It helps to have a plan. Below I’ve outlined 10 steps I’ve learned from past … Continue reading

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Laura Bradford Talks About The Call, Working with Editors, and More

Agent Laura Bradford gave a talk entitled “Everything You Want to Know About Literary Agents” at the Valley Center Library in San Diego Saturday, May 14th. I posted Part One of my write-up last week. Here is Part Two: her … Continue reading

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Agent Laura Bradford’s Tips on Submitting Your Work

Agent Laura Bradford gave a talk entitled “Everything You Want to Know About Literary Agents” at the Valley Center Library in San Diego last Saturday. Here are some of her tips for getting an agent, and what she is looking … Continue reading

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My new WordPress Design – And What I Learned from Doing It

As you might have noticed, I recently redesigned my site. I use WordPress, so applying a new template is easy if you know the basics. I added a few additional tricks: cool new header image the ability to subscribe to … Continue reading

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Fire Season available from Amazon in A Year in Ink, Vol. 4

Fire Season, an excerpt from my memoir,  is now available from Amazon in A Year in Ink, Vol. 4. It also contains works from forty-one fine writers including fellow SDWI regulars Nicole Vollrath, Charlie Daly, Scott Barbour and Cris Powell. … Continue reading

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Anthology Party – A Year in Ink v. 4, 7:00 P.M. Feb 15

I’m going to be reading an excerpt from my memoir, “Fire Season”, next week at the reception for San Diego Writers Ink. anthology A Year in Ink V.4. I’m a little bit nervous about reading in front of such a … Continue reading

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Notch Up the Tension, Pick up the Pace – A Workshop with Colleen Thompson

Colleen Thompson, RITA- nominated author of Touch of Evil, Beneath Bone Lake, Fatal Error, and Triple Exposure, gave a riveting talk at the April Romance Writers of America-San Diego meeting on building suspense in fiction. Ms. Thompson outlined five techniques … Continue reading

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What Fans Don’t Know About Publishing – A Condor Writing Panel

Saturday’s panel on publishing focused on an inside look at the industry from science fiction and spirtuality writer Matt Pallamary, sf/fantasy writer Jean Graham, graphic novelist Eric Shanower, YA novelist P.J. Haarsma and paranormal romance writer Linda Thomas-Sundstrom. Some interesting … Continue reading

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