Category Archives: Writing
Don’t worry, everyone reacts differently
People’s reactions are always amazing. What one person laughs at another gets angry over. Two people hear a lie, one doesn’t believe it, the other thinks it is gospel. Two hear truth, one doubts and the other endorses it. That’s … Continue reading
What art can be
Happy, sad, angry, mournful. Basic words that describe emotions that can have a full range of complexities. We understand happy well enough. Mad, easy to understand as well. And on some levels, we understand the more complex emotions with just … Continue reading
Multiple novel voices
Each novel should have its own voice. What is a voice? To put it simply, style. Compare these three passages from three different books, all written by me. First, a for-fun book: Kenji felt a twinge of pride arising in … Continue reading
Revise, revise, revise; the self-publisher’s constancy
As I edit and revise Dangerous Rainbows, I noticed a couple of odd mistakes that weren’t picked up by MS Word. Love it or hate it, MS Word is extremely good for doing the final revisions to a book. I … Continue reading
There is no war
I keep hearing about ebook wars. Or kindle versus iPad wars, specifically. Why can’t we all just work together? Kindle is. Kindle is no longer a physical device. It’s a platform. It’s Amazon’s gateway to ebooks. Much like iTunes is … Continue reading