Click the image to see a larger version Buckle up folks. This is a long entry but it’s step-by-step instructions for doing something revolutionary. Autographs. We love them. We love getting our books signed and having something hand-written alongside a machine-produced book of text. For ages people have taken their books to an event and… Continue reading Autographing eBooks
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Knowing Your Length
This past Thursday I began working on the revisions to Project X after getting it back from my second beta reader. In reading her comprehensive and detailed notes, I realized something important: You must pay attention to length! In working on Project X, I’ve focused strictly on word count and not number of pages. My… Continue reading Knowing Your Length
The Weekender for May 20-22: Stop Aspiring
Twitter is interesting in the fact that it’s a collection of the vast knowledge we all possess and the people it brings us into contact with. Besides being a huge time-waster we can utilize it to find out things by ‘asking the masses’ and also searching it. Used correctly, it’s not just for saying what… Continue reading The Weekender for May 20-22: Stop Aspiring
Sharing My Knowledge
UPDATE: Looks like I posted just a few hours too hours too early because the speaker schedule has been posted! I’ll be speaking from 1:55 – 2:05 PM so be on the lookout for me after you’re done with lunch! ——————— I’m taking a break from ‘The Weekender’ this week in order to bring an… Continue reading Sharing My Knowledge
Back Up or Suffer the Consequences
Being a techie guy, sometimes I assume things I do are things everyone does. In my time working in the IT field, it’s been made very clear to me that even in this digital age people do not take basic precautions to ensure their data is safe. Us nerds all shout from the mountaintop but… Continue reading Back Up or Suffer the Consequences
Yet Another Writer Busted for Lying
Good Wednesday Copious Notes readers. Yesterday CNN broke the news that yet another book based on a true story is a hoax. You may remember a couple of years ago how James Frey was busted about his book ‘A Million Little Pieces’ and how the book, which seemed like an amazing story, was significantly embellished.… Continue reading Yet Another Writer Busted for Lying
Lyrically Speaking for October 3
Good Friday everyone! Today brings a new edition of lyrically speaking for all of you to enjoy. I wanted to bring it back home a little bit and let you guys know about a local band that you all probably have heard of. The band nine days had their breakout hit “story of a girl”… Continue reading Lyrically Speaking for October 3
Talk your way out of it
You’ll have to excuse the lack of picture for today’s post. I spent a good 10 minutes looking for a picture that would fit today’s topic or be a play on words for today, but I was unable to find anything. So, you’re stuck with just this entry. Right now, I want you to close… Continue reading Talk your way out of it
Creative A’s 10 Rules of Writing
A few days ago I was reading Creative A’s blog and came across this fantastic list. With his permission, I have reprinted it here. I fully believe in this list and think that if anyone sticks to the rules, their writing will instantly improve. Enjoy. ————- The other day I was at Barnes&Noble and I… Continue reading Creative A’s 10 Rules of Writing
Writing Exercise
Back in January I posted a writing excercise to help get people’s writing juices flowing. Back in high school and college, we frequently used ‘jump starts’ to get some free writing done. It’s a nice way to jump start because you just make things up as you go and don’t worry about spelling, grammar or… Continue reading Writing Exercise