Historical fiction doesn’t get better than “Hild”: my review
The time has come that I stand up and cheer for an author’s achievement. What. A. Read. “Hild”. Is. I spent a much too long time reading Nicola Griffith’s “Hild”…
Chuck Wendig: Not All Locker Rooms, But Yes, Some Locker Rooms
Source: terribleminds, Not All Locker Rooms, But Yes, Some Locker Rooms
J.D. Lexx: Boys Will Be Boys. I’d Rather Be a Man. | The Writing Room
Locker rooms. Country clubs. Capitol Hill. It’s all the same, all variations on that fort we once built in the backyard, replete with “No Girls Allowed” over the door. The…
Must-haves of a writing indie …
… as I see it 😉 Every writer who takes her craft seriously will have several “must-haves”, things she needs in order to function. These things can be technical, surroundings,…
Setting is not paint by numbers!
… and neither is it a photograph Regardless of genre: Setting is atmosphere, texture, mood, basis for every story. Not only the stage props in which people act. But so…
Authors, there’s no shortcut!
Don’t ALL artists need years of practise before going public? Since the advent of self-publishing, writers seem to be the only artists often thinking they can just skip and shortcut…
Sex, Romance, and the Viking Woman | Gina Conkle’s Guest Blog for Dirty, Sexy History
Sex and romance have spiced up history. There’s the tragic tale of Marc Antony and Cleopatra and the Middle Ages pairing of intellectual souls, Heloise and Peter Abelard. There’s the…
A writer’s (bad) conscience
… will it ever stop? I started writing seriously when the kids were small and at home, with me. Back then, writing didn’t feel like a job yet, because I…
Is Being a “Good” Girl Hurting Your Career? Why “Bad” Girls Become Best-Sellers | Kristen Lamb’s Blog
Many of the writers I work with believe they are struggling with branding because of the technology, but I don’t agree. I think women are finally in a position where…
2 tips to speed up your writing process
The arts and crafts of getting more done: get out your scissors and glue! In my earlier post about flexibility and how to stay productive in times of turmoil (or…