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Second Book Angst

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I’m busy revising Mik Murdoch: The Power Within for my publisher. After a bit of a shaky start, I think I’m hitting my stride…I think. The problem is, when I wrote this book, I knew it needed more of a continuous storyline than the previous one. The previous book, Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero is very much an origin story. It is comprised of many little mini-stories that follow a larger plot. This one is more of a big-picture story that has mini-stories in it. I wrote the second book the way I did because I think it needs it. But, when I was writing it, I was concerned that the people who liked the first one would like it less […]

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Get Published Episode 127 – YA Author Arthur Slade

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I expected 2014 to be busy and full of new experiences and so far, I haven’t been disappointed. I’m going full-bore on my Mik Murdoch: The Power Within edits, getting ready for the work on Jack Kane and the Statue of Liberty AND getting ramped up for the new anthology Jeff Hite and I are putting out. I also just finished my first workshop for one of the local school’s too. And January is nowhere near over. That’s just the writing side of my life. I’ve got lots going on at work, with my family and with my scouts too, so spare time doesn’t seem to exist right now. At least, I don’t have to worry about getting into trouble. […]

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Fun and Creativity

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I have always liked to create things. When I was young(er?) I would make things out of wood and paper and whatever else I had at hand. I’ve also always written stories. Granted, most of my stories were childish and not terribly good, but I was able to write them and feel good about what I’d put on the page. That is even more true now, although I put the added pressure on myself of wanting the stories to be publishable. And, in the case of Mik Murdoch: The Power Within, I want the book to be equal to or better than the first one in the series. It has meant writing, rewriting, editing, revising and stressing about the book. […]

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Submissions are Open

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You may or may not be aware, but Jeffrey Hite and I are putting another anthology together to be published in early 2015. This anthology is different from A Method to the Madness: A Guide to the Super Evil. Instead of articles about how to become a super-villain, it will be comprised of stories about Portals to Places you might not want to go. Submissions for the anthology opened January 1st and we are inviting all interested writers to send us something. In case you are interested, Jeffrey and I talk about the anthology on episode 125 of Get Published in the Tips and Typos section of the show. You can also find all of the details (including submission guidelines) at: http://www.portalundermysink.wordpress.com/. […]

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