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Like most writers/authors you know, I occasionally read books on how to write (and how to write more effectively). Also most writers you know, I'm a bit eccentric and unconventional. Having pored through most of the standard texts, I've begun to branch out to the exciting fringes of "writing books

In my last post, I talked about the three words I fear as an author, but also about same-ness. This seems to be on everyone's minds a lot lately, as evidenced by this recent interview with Patrick Rothfuss (of The Name of the Wind fame). As fate seems eager to bash me over the head until I express

There isn't a whole lot that I'd admit to being afraid of. Bees and heights, definitely, but those are fairly common things for people to be afraid of. Being a writer, it should come as no surprise that there are certain words I fear. Three of them, in a certain sequence, to be exact. And no, the

Reflecting on my resolutions for this year, I can now say that I have done two of them. Thomas Redpool is published, and I tried my hand at vlogging. It's time to move on to the others, but not before I revel a little that I actually got something done that I put my mind toward. Self-publishing a

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Stolen from the original post Now, I'm not so daft as to declare it "religion week" just because I have a religious satire book hitting the virtual shelves [hopefully] this week. However, an article was recently suggested to me and (based on a few documentaries I watched) I feel that a response

The cover is done and ready to show the world: Front Cover (scroll to the bottom for the Wraparound version) The formatting is also done, barring proof. Only a few more pages of edits need to be applied to the manuscript and Thomas Redpool Goes To Hell will be ready to proof, publish, and be cons

Haven't been posting as much this year. It's not that I haven't had a lot on my mind, just that not much of it is writing-related. As for the portion that is: I remain mired in edits on Thomas Redpool Goes to Hell. That is, implementing edits and, the most tedious of all, manuscript formatting. I