Author With A Thousand Names And A Million Books

Lynn Viehl’s author blog, Paperback Writer, is fantabulous.  Take, for example, the post Ten Things That Happened at My Book Signings, #6 of which is: An ex-boyfriend showed up after twenty years to tell me he should have married me instead of dumping me for the Girl Most Likely to Do Everyone. He’s in insurance now [...]

Horror Sci-Fi Fantasy Mag Features Lyn Cannaday

If horror/science fiction/fantasy is your thing, then check out the magazine, Morpheus Tales.  And by “magazine” I mean like a real, hold-in-your-hands magazine published on that medium you might vaguely remember, commonly known as paper.  Their website gives you some free previews, so you can get an idea if you want to purchase or not, [...]

Science Fiction Books Free! Sci-Fi Geeks Rejoice

Free books!  Ahh — a bibliophile’s dream come true.  And for us science fiction geeks, the dream has become a reality in the form of the Baen Free Library. This sci-fi online bookstore, ready for the raiding, is based on the concept that if authors make their work available for free online, it will increase book sales.  How?  Most [...]

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 [...]

Nasty, Brutish, and Short

Nasty, Brutish, and Short…no, I’m not talking about my ex (or yours).  NBNS is a site featuring the flash fiction of Patrick M. Tracy.  I especially liked Little Mementos.  Here’s a snippet: “Sandy Beckford, his partner in Robbery/Homicide, got a good snicker out of it.  Alex remembered when she’d have been sick looking at something [...]