A lot of the craft consists of just slogging along. You’d rather be outside, or watching TV or even cleaning the house. But writing is a profession like any other, […]
Short-Shorts: Victorian Etiquette
Found this great little site while researching proper behavior for the era … And as a bonus, once you finish reading the rules, here’s a nifty quiz!
Short-Shorts: Blog Topic Generator
HubSpot has a good Blog Topic Generator – type in a few words to get them started, and they’ll help you come up with your next blog post!
Short-Shorts: Tag Clouds
Wordle is a cute bit of software I found awhile back – cut and paste your blog post (or whatever else you’ve written), and it will create a “tag cloud” for […]
Western Fictioneers
Find out all about what “jewelry” your horse wears over at the Western Fictioneers blog
New Looks
You may have noticed that the site is being revamped. Sometimes it’s good to shake things up and have a makeover. Sometimes your story needs a makeover as well. How […]
LUCK OF THE DRAW
It’s official – Devon Day and the Sweetwater Kid will be joining the Wolf Creek gang for the great poker tournament! The anthology, LUCK OF THE DRAW, will be published […]
10 Ways NOT to Get Published
Over the years, I’ve attended a lot of writing conferences, and one of my favorite types of sessions is the “How Not To Get Published” panel. This is where you […]
Send It Out
Just sent out the poker story to the anthology editor – while crossing my fingers, of course. There comes a time in every story where the author must let it […]
Finish It Off
I think I have finished the poker story for the Wolf Creek anthology. Notice the operative word “think.” Sometimes it’s hard to know when you’ve really finished something. I had […]