I was an arrogant writer when Savvy Stories came out. Still am. You have to have an ego to put out a book and expect strangers to spend money on it – and enjoy it and not return it and not laugh at you and not… You get the idea. I laughed when I was […]
On Sunday, we broached the idea of putting yourself out there as an author, https://atomic-temporary-57188753.wpcomstaging.com/?p=741 and on Monday and Tuesday we discussed ways to do it. Today we conclude with some of the hows and whys. I understand the dilemma. You don’t feel like you have friends you can ask that stuff to. Well, if […]
On Sunday, we broached the idea of putting yourself out there as an author, https://atomic-temporary-57188753.wpcomstaging.com/?p=741 and on Monday we started discussing ways to do it. Today we continue with that. . Now, how do you go about making sure it reads as sentimental and not crude? First, try to write it that way, so any […]
Yesterday we discussed how you have to put yourself out there as an author. https://atomic-temporary-57188753.wpcomstaging.com/2015/05/17/you-have-to-be-willing-to-put-yourself-out-there-as-an-author/ Today we pick up where we left off. . It’s scary to put yourself out there! So what do we do? We pull back. We play it safe. We make sure NOBODY could think that I the author would […]
WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE AND ADULT SITUATIONS that I know some of you will be offended by; that is not my intent, so if swear words and premarital sex and things like that bother you, please stop reading now. You’re welcome back next time but there’s no point in offending you. […]
Fresh eyes are what you have when you read something the first time. Not something you’ve written, but something else. When you write, you have to wait a while to regain fresh eyes for your own piece – and even then it won’t be 100%. (We had some other editing-type suggestions here https://atomic-temporary-57188753.wpcomstaging.com/2015/05/03/never-edit-blindly/) When you […]
I can’t tell you how many posts and articles I’ve read by established authors who make a living writing books who basically say they don’t know what they’re doing. Wendig just did it again, and he does it a lot. Stephen King did it in On Writing. Did what? Made the statement that they pretty […]
This is the test cover for my upcoming romantic comedy “Poggibonsi.” What do you think? A romantic comedy about a guy who cheats on his wife? Why, that’s hilarious! Oh, you were serious? It’s funny, all right, and it’s taking on just about the least funny topic I can think of. But I was in […]
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Most of my readers are moms. You deserve a day. Go have fun! Happy Mother’s Day! Dan
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What’s A Living Wage?
When Michele and I were first married, we both had full time jobs. We wanted a house, so we mowed lawns (while living in an apartment by the stadium) and did other odd jobs to earn the money. The number of customers we had just because they liked the idea of two young people working […]
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