When not writing here, you'll likely find him battling the vicious writer's block
over at his fiction blog.
I needed to take a good look
at my fiction brand and the new covers and titles give me a good base going forward.
But note that's an average across all genres and categories; if you look
at fiction alone, sales are about half digital for traditionally published books.
If you haven't been following along, my series about Indie Publishing Paths
at Fiction University has highlighted some of the choices we have to make as self - published authors and also given us a few guidelines.
My guest
post at Fiction University shares a big list of ideas for book - specific and non-book extras.
My series about Indie Publishing
Paths at Fiction University has highlighted some of the choices we have to make and given us a few guidelines.
Helping to embed a genuine, lasting passion and enthusiasm for reading, writing and storytelling is at the heart of what we believe
in at Fiction Express.
... Twelve years after his unfortunate first
effort at fiction (Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2), documentary director Joe Berlinger takes another swing at it with Facing the Wind.
My friend Janice Hardy came up with the perfect solution: joining the Indie Author
Series at Fiction University, where I'm writing a series digging into some of our options for indie publishing.
This article from Janice
Hardy at Fiction University gives some solid practical advice on plotting and getting from point A to point B when it is more than just your character's motivation that is in question.
But just as if you don't need a buggy whip to start your car, you don't need an agent to sell a book, or a traditional publisher to make a living
at fiction writing.
In person, Janice is just as awesome as her amazing blog, so I'm doubly honored to become one of the
faculty at her Fiction University.
Michael Apted, who turned the simple BBC documentary Seven Up into the most remarkable documentary series ever created, takes another
stab at fiction with the British mathematician equivalent of a spy film, Enigma.
What sets it apart from similarly themed works is its expert storytelling — at times feeling more like a Roman Polanski film than a first swing from a relative
newcomer at fiction.
Here at Fiction Factory we just finished editing on RUNNING IN THE DARK, in which film scholar Glenn Erickson tells the fascinating story behind Jules Dassin's noir masterpiece NIGHT AND THE CITY (1950), starring Richard Widmark as an American low - life racketeer literally running out of luck in London.
In a letter to readers, Wiley Cash describes what it was like working with the inspirational Ernest J.
Gaines at a fiction workshop in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Future Con also takes a fun look
at fiction vs. fact in the comics world, with panels like The Technology of Dark Nights: Metal featuring a discussion with «Batman» artist and writer duo Greg Capullo and Scott Snyder about the technology at the iconic character's disposal.
A graduate of Stanford University with an MBA from Columbia, Beatriz spent several years in New York and London hiding her early
attempts at fiction, first on company laptops as a corporate and communications strategy consultant, and then as an at - home producer of small persons.
A Kobo Writing Life event at SIBA's Annual Summer Revival brought booksellers and self - published authors
together at Fiction Addiction in Greenville, South Carolina, on July 18.
In the UK you're usually asked to send in an excerpt of the book with your query, so the agent gets a look
at your fiction upfront.
In the introduction to the show, Mark talks about being on the Oregon
Coast at the Fiction River writer workshops which leads into this week's post-interview «reflection» about rejection for writers.
Introductions for all of Jami's posts as a faculty
member at Fiction University, including the complete collection of her Indie Publishing Paths series.
Although I had written several opinion pieces for the Los Angeles Times, I didn't try my hand
at fiction until six years ago after spending a lifetime teaching English in high school and college classrooms.
I've spent most of my time over the twenty or more years noodling
away at fiction because I love making stuff up.
I was supposed to have my first ever solo show in the East
Village at Fiction / Nonfiction gallery in 1991.
It seems probable that these uncanny objects, suffused in celluloid fiction while also hinting at its
For on that day the workplaces of Ontario will resemble Andy Dufresne's prison
cell at the fictions Shawshank State Prison....
Each month, I guest
post at Fiction University, a site overflowing with helpful information for writers at all stages.
My series about Indie Publishing
Paths at Fiction University has highlighted some of the choices we have to make as self - published authors and also given us a few guidelines.
Best known for his nonfiction work (including Cod and Salt), writer Mark Kurlansky tries his
hand at fiction in this debut novel, a tale that teems with life from the first page.
When I set about writing my next
effort at fiction, I didn't think I had reached a level where I could feel comfortable that my writing was on a close enough par with the thriller novels I was reading.
So when my friend Janice Hardy asked if I wanted to join the Indie Author
Series at Fiction University, I jumped at the chance.