Wade’s Writing Women

Wade’s Writing Women by Wade Rouse   I have two women to blame for my lot in life: Erma Bombeck and my mother. Both conspired, it seems, to make me not only a writer but a damn humorist. (And if you think art and books are subjective, try humor.) As a kid, I used to [...]

Thank You, Licoln Crisler

I just wanted to publicly thank Lincoln Crisler, author of the horror collection, Despairs & Delights, for guestblogging this week.  (Tip:  It looks like you can upgrade to 2-day shipping for free right now on his book at amazon.com.) Crisler gave us a little bit of insight into the writing world.  If you missed any [...]

Behind the Scenes with Lincoln Crisler Pt. III: Struttin’ Your Stuff

Here’s the third and final part of my look at the inner workings of crafting, selling and promoting fiction. Thanks for sticking with me for the entire series and special thanks to Edie for having me aboard! If you like what you’ve seen here, drop in over at http://lincolncrisler.com for a steady flow of information, [...]

Behind the Scenes with Lincoln Crisler Pt. II: Pushin’ it Outta the Nest

Here’s part two of my look behind the scenes. I look forward to hearing what you think. This particular essay is loaded with links to essays from my blog because, well, I write about stuff like this all the time on my website. So it’s like getting five essays for the price of one! Enjoy! [...]

Behind the Scenes with Lincoln Crisler Pt. I: Crafting the Tale

Hi, I’m Lincoln Crisler, your guest blogger for today and the following two days. Since this blog is geared towards readers, I thought a short series showing some of the behind-the-scenes work of writing, publishing and promoting might be a treat. So, without further ado… —– Let’s get started. There’s a blank page or a [...]

Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author, Lincoln Crisler, to Guest Blog

I’m very happy to announce that this coming week, horror/sci-fi/fantasy writer, Lincoln Crisler, will be guest blogging here at A Bunch of Wordz. He’s the author of Despairs & Delights, a collection of short stories that is currently available on amazon.com. He’s also an active United States Army Communications Specialist.  In other words, Lincoln Crisler spends his [...]

Kelley Armstrong — Thanks and Index

A big thank you to Kelley Armstrong for guestblogging.  I like to include a list of each guest writer’s posts so that people can have one page to link to as a handy reference, so see the following list.  Kelley is interested in what you have to say, too, so if you haven’t commented on any of her [...]

Is That a Cliff I See Yawning Before Me?

Cliffhanger endings. Like ‘em or loathe ‘em? For me…both. It depends on the medium. In serialized fiction, they’re good. In TV shows, they’re fine. Book and movies? Not so much. I suppose that’s because, with the other two formats, I expect cliffhangers and I know my resolution is coming soon and I won’t shell out [...]

Once Free, Forever Free?

Yesterday I referred to a NYT essay by Stephen King on short fiction. Today, I’m cribbing from the Wall Street Journal, specifically a piece by Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) . Adams used some of his past blog entries for a new book, which meant they had to be removed from the web. For that, [...]

Is Bigger Really Better?

Hello! I’m Kelley Armstrong, and I’ll be your guest blogger for the next three days For more on me, check out the signature below my post… I was answering questions for an interview last week, and one was about short stories. I said I started with short stories, and love the opportunity to do shorter [...]