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 and [...]
October 1, 2009
Categories: blogs, books . Tags: authors, christian fiction, darkyn, darkyn series, free fiction, free online fiction, free online stories, gena hale, how to write a novel, jessica hall, lynn viehl, novel writing, rebecca kelly, romance novels, sci fi, sl viehl, vampire novels, veihl, writing, writing how-to, writing resources . Author: abunchofwordz . Comments: 2 Comments
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, without [...]
April 26, 2009
Categories: short shorts . Tags: fantasy stories, horror, horror magazines, horror stories, Lyn Cannaday, sci fi, sci-fi magazines, sci-fi stories, science fiction, science fiction magazines, science fiction stories, werewolf fiction, werewolf stories, werewolves . Author: abunchofwordz . Comments: Leave a Comment
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 people, after [...]
November 9, 2008
Categories: books . Tags: 1632, 1632 book, 1633, 1633 book, 1634, 1634 book, 1635, 1635 book, baen, baen free library, book downloads, eric flint, free book downloads, free books, free online literature, free online novel, free online sci-fi, free online science fiction, new sci-fi, new science fiction, popluar sciene fiction authors, popular authors, popular sci-fi authors, sci fi, sci-fi book, sci-fi books, sci-fi novel, science fiction books, science fiction novel, sciene fiction . Author: abunchofwordz . Comments: Leave a Comment
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, [...]
May 7, 2008
Categories: guest blogger . Tags: anthology, blog, book, contest, fantasy, fiction, horror, lincoln crisler, message board, promotion, sci fi, signing, website . Author: blogguest . Comments: 2 Comments
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!
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May 6, 2008
Categories: guest blogger . Tags: cover letter, despairs & delights, duotrope, editor, fantasy, fiction, horror, lincoln crisler, manuscript, our shadows speak, publication, publisher, ralan, sci fi . Author: blogguest . Comments: 4 Comments
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…
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May 6, 2008
Categories: guest blogger . Tags: book, fantasy, fiction, horror, inspiration, lincoln crisler, novel, research, sci fi, writer's block, writing . Author: blogguest . Comments: 4 Comments
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 [...]
May 4, 2008
Categories: guest blogger . Tags: author, authors who blog, bloggers, blogs, book author, famous authors, fantasy, fantasy authors, fantasy books, fantasy stories, guest blogger, horror, horror authors, horror books, horror stories, military authors, sci fi, sci-fi authors, sci-fi books, sci-fi stories, science fiction authors, short stories, short story authors . Author: abunchofwordz . Comments: 1 Comment
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 like [...]
November 30, 2007
Categories: short shorts . Tags: apocalypese fiction, apocalypse, cleanup crew, flash fiction, literature, little mementos, nasty brutish short, nbns, patrick m. tracy, patrick tracy, sci fi, science fiction, scifi, short fiction, shorty story, sudden fiction, tales of the zombie war, zombie, zombie apocalypse fiction, zombie fiction, zombies . Author: abunchofwordz . Comments: 1 Comment