by David | Jun 13, 2012 | Articles, Fictorians
The writing business is in an incredible turmoil right now. It has been for a long time, actually. And right now, there are doom-sayers and prognosticators all over the place predicting that traditional publishing is on its last legs and the only way to go is...
by David | Jun 5, 2012 | Articles
I had a rather unusual experience a few days ago. Wednesday evening (5/30/12) I had an idea for a story. (That’s not the unusual part. I frequently get ideas for stories. I’d be in trouble if I didn’t.) But the idea didn’t arrive fully...
by David | May 28, 2012 | Articles, Fictorians
I recently passed a milestone in my professional career as a writer. I collaborated on a novel with Eric Flint, and the manuscript (well, the Word file) was just turned in to the publisher (Baen). Unless the publisher changes the title, it should see print as 1636:...
by David | Apr 4, 2012 | Articles, Fictorians
I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve found that one of the biggest drawbacks to being a professional writer is that all of the time I spend at the keyboard, or staring at the wall, or walking around in a seeming daze as I work out just how high up a...
by David | Feb 10, 2012 | Articles, Fictorians
Creative people-for example, musicians, actors, artists, and yes, writers-are often considered a bit odd or ‘funny’ by the rest of humanity. That’s okay, because the truth is we are different. The drive to create a work that perhaps has no...
