One of the panels at DragonCon this year was all about social media. Most of the authors agreed that it was a “necessary evil.” What you have to remember is […]
Blatherings
Rambling posts about anything else not covered by another category
Social Media: A DragonCon Perspective
We had an interesting panel on “Social Media: Love It or Hate It” – I think the consensus was “It’s a necessary evil.” Here are some of the highlights: Allen […]
Short-Short: DragonCon 2014
Busy packing everything up and getting ready for the drive back home, so just a short-short for now – click HERE. Don’t worry, there are still plenty of DragonCon posts […]
Short-Short: Twitter Tactics
I’m off for DragonCon in an hour or so … I’ll be doing a lot of Facebook and Twitter posts to keep you up-to-date (and wanting to go for yourself […]
Short-Short: Advice to Writers
HERE’S a great site for writing advice!
Short-Short: Writing Girl Blogs
Here are a couple of “girl” blogs for writers: Grammar Girl – all you ever needed to know about grammar! Inky Girl – reading, writing, and crafting – plus a […]
Short-Short: Manners for the Victorian Gentleman
HERE’S a guide for the gentlemen among us – or our gentleman characters.
Short-Short: Writing Tricks
HERE’S a link to a good article I just found – “Tricks” of Writing
Short-Short: 19th Century Criminal Slang
HERE’S a link to a good selection of the sort of slang the lads would have used in the late 1800’s
Short-Short: Victorian Occupations
HERE’S a neat link – occupations in the Victorian era. It’s got a lot of strictly British terms, but there’s enough overlap for those of you who write historical fiction […]