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Friday, February 20, 2015

False Tension in Books, Shows, and Films

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I've been thinking a lot about dialogue recently, since I feel I am decent at it but not great. Looking at writers who seem to always ha...
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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Help With Book Blurb

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I feel pretty confident as a writer of novels, but I have always felt I am terrible at writing query letters and blurbs. I'd love to get...
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Monday, February 9, 2015

My Problem With the Young Adult (YA) Category

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When I was growing up there was no Young Adult category for books. There were certainly books aimed at what we now call a YA audience, but t...
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Friday, January 30, 2015

Colleen McCullough Passes Away

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I'm sad to read today that one of my all-time favorite authors has passed away . Her Rome series is hands-down the best historical ficti...
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Friday, January 23, 2015

Writing Sci-Fi

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I've read a couple of things recently that suggested that science fiction writers can never be truly accurate about the future because o...
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Friday, January 16, 2015

Rating Systems -- Amazon vs Goodreads

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Having now been a published author for two months, I've noticed something for the first time that I hadn't noticed before on two sit...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Suggestions for Hugo Award 2015 Nominations

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The famous writer John Scalzi did a nice post to allow writers and artists to submit their work in order for Hugo Award voters to scope the...
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Ted Cross
Janesville, Wisconsin, United States
I write fantasy and science fiction. Disclaimer: All writing on this blog is my own opinion unless explicitly stated otherwise.
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