My best writing to date has been those stories that contain flavours of my own personal experiences. Those are the tales that resonate best with both my readers and myself. At least, so I’ve been told by my readers. But how can that be? I write Science Fiction, Fantasy, Comedy and Adventure. Surely I have never been into space or had super powers. The answer to that question, of course, is no, I haven’t been into space and as much as I would like to lay claim to superhuman abilities, the best I can do is know that I can add sales tax up in my head before cashiers can calculate it on their tills. So how can my experiences […]
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The Joy of Creativity
Creativity. It is a word that invokes a lot of different responses and brings out that part of each of us that wants to make something new, something great and unique. Whether your passion is writing, cooking, gardening or raising you children, being creative is something that keeps us energized and looking ahead. At least, that’s my take on it. Throughout my entire life I have dreamed about things, come up with ideas and made things that sometimes worked and sometimes didn’t. It has always been those times that I’ve been happiest. I write because I think the printed word is one of the best ways to express my ideas, build worlds and have fun with characters and places I […]
Read moreGet Published Episode 34 – Horror Writer Nancy Kilpatrick Talks Anthologies
In today’s episode I talk to Horror Writer Nancy Kilpatrick about Anthologies. Why are they important? How can an author get involved and so on. She also talks about the new Vampire Anthology, eVolVe and her own career as a writer, editor, teacher and mentor. In the Feedback section of the show, Mike talks about a couple Writing Market listing sites. There’s lots of good information in this episode. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 34 – Horror Writer Nancy Kilpatrick Talks Anthologies Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 34 – Horror Writer Nancy Kilpatrick […]
Read moreConfidence Breeds Success – Success Breeds Confidence
The title of this post seems to be a bit of a catch-22 doesn’t it? An even bigger question might be, “What the heck are you talking about exactly?” From a writing perspective it simply means this: you cannot get published if you don’t have the confidence in you work to submit it. Now, submitting a story doesn’t guarantee your work will be picked up. Far from it. Chances are extremely good that you will get rejections. It is one of the downsides to being a writer. Still, sending your stories and working to improve your craft will pay dividends. Take me for example. I’ve been submitting my work for several years without success. The rejections hurt and sometimes made […]
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