I realized that my reading was utterly inadequate, and I resolved to make 2016 my year of reading.
Month: January 2016
Writing Tips From Famous Writers
In the age of digital publishing, we have to decide for ourselves what "good" books are.
Micro-audiences
If you can find a passionate micro-audience and provide a quality product, you can cultivate your own market.
Trauma
Make peace with the fact that you are just a dude, and respect yourself.
World Building (3)
Writing requires a lot of reading, but world building more so.
The Muse
A frustrated writer tries to become a muse for a younger writer (fiction).
The Other Murakami
Rebecca Solnit's hate fest of "manly books" is misdirected and willfully ignorant.
World Building (2)
Political issues of the real world teach us a lot about how to create a fantasy world.
In Coming: Refugee Literature
When Syrian refugees meet political correctness, a new kind of literature may be born.
Fictional Author
If you fancy yourself a writer, please read lots of books on grammar and style.