fiction

  • Scam-a-rama

    Well, this is something I didn’t expect. I mentioned before the new (to me) expectation that authors are supposed to do the lion’s share of the marketing and promotion of their work, and that the publishing industry is fragmenting into a jungle of “consultants” seeking to help with every step in the editing, publishing, and

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  • One challenge all writers of fiction encounter at some point is how much detail to give, especially around interesting plot points. Too much, and you risk killing the narrative flow by sounding tedious and pedantic. Too little, and the reader may become confused and lose interest. I call this Breadcrumbs versus Spoonfeeding. Every cool story

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