Word-Whore Tuesday: Reviews

This week "Reviews" is the topic for the Word Whores. Today, I express my deep, deep love of the reviewer and explain why I won't review books. 

But if you want my two cents on random stuff from shoes to kitchen gadgets, I'm on it.

Word-Whore Tuesday: Images That Inspire

This week in the bordello, we're talking about "Images That Inspire."  Rather than upload every picture, gallery link, and artist profile to which I often refer to motivate the muse; I focused on four of my favorites inspiring my current Work In Progress, NIVURN.

Hop over to the Word-Whores blog for more!

Word-Whore Tuesday: Pay-to-Play Contests

Lt. Dan from "Forest Gump"

Should you pay to participate in a writing contest? Are book awards that allow anyone to participate for the price of an entrance fee less respectable than those that are free yet require peer nominations from within a closed club/association/organization? Can you still win without winning the grand prize?

All week long, the seven authors writing across multiple genres pick apart the pros, cons, ethics, and values of contests targeting authors and their work(s).

Word-Whore Tuesday: Long-Term Planning

We're discussing when to stick with long-term plans and when to chuck 'em this week on the Word-Whores Blog.

I back up one step with 3 Tips to Setting Long-Term Goals, so that the plans are worth revising rather than throwing away.

Word-Whore sunday: Flash Fiction -- The Lost Hour of DST

Elliot from Disney's Pete's Dragon

It's Daylight Saving Day and all week on the Word-Whore's blog we're explaining what happens to that lost hour.

I'm kicking it off today with my Rated-G explanation. 

Enjoy!

Word-Whore Tuesday: 5 Tips for Titles

It's Tuesday, so I'm over on the Word-Whores blog. This week we're all dishing advice on how to chose the right title for your book.

Even if it's not the one the Sales & Marketing teams choose.

5 Tips for Titles

Word-Whore Sunday: Favorite Writing Apps

Today, I'm playing in Sunday Word-Whore @JeffeKennedy's room at the bordello, trying on her hats and divulging my Top 5 Most Used Apps for the craft and business of writing.

Word-Whore Tuesday: Deciding When a WiP is Dead or Fixable

This week's topic on the Word-Whores blog:

"It's dead, Jim" - How to know when a project isn't working vs when it's fixable.

I've a thing or three about recalcitrant Works in Progress (WiPs) and a writer's need to embrace the crazy.

Word-Whore Tuesday: 2016 Goals

While other folks are in the throes of making and breaking New Year resolutions, the Word-Whores are committing publicly to our 2016 goals as writers. We'll review our successes, failures, and complete deletions at year's end. It'd be no fun if my goals weren't stretching the limits of ability and sanity.

Check 'em out on the Word-Whores Blog 

Celebrating 5 Years of 7 Genre Writers' Advice, Cautions, and Experiences in the Art of Writing & the Business of Publishing

Word-Whore Tuesday: Favorite Story for a Child

This week, the Word Whores answer the question, "What favorite childhood book would you gift to a kid today?"

Click to find out why Tikki Tikki Tembo remains one of my all-time favorites. 

Word-Whore Tuesday: Pass-The-Plot Flash Fiction

Once or twice a year, the seven genre authors over on the Word-Whores blog play a little game of Pass-the-Plot.

Erotica & Fantasy Romance author Jeffe Kennedy kicked-off the story on Sunday.

Horror  & Epic Fantasy author James A Moore added to it on Monday.

Since it's Tuesday, it's my turn. 

Tomorrow, Contemporary & High Fantasy author Linda Robertson might wanna kill me.

By the time the story wraps on Saturday, it'll pass through the imaginations of two Sci-Fi authors and a Mysteries & Fantasy author.

Check in each day for the continuation...

...and pass the Holy Hand Grenade

Word-Whore Tuesday: Series Bibles

I'm over at the Word-Whores Group Blog discussing Series Bibles. For anyone writing a series, these are necessary records for keeping your characters, conflicts, settings, etc., sorted. 'Cause fans will flay you for screwing up your own world.

Word-Whores Tuesday: Contemporary References in SFF

Image Credit: Lee Moyer

Today, I'm over on the SFF group blog Word-Whores, talking about adding modern-day references to bands, brands, places, and more in your novel.

Hint: I also explain why it's awesome to write second-world high fantasy.


Image Credit: Lee Moyer

Word-Whore Tuesday: My Current Reading List & the Growing TBR Stash

It's Tuesday, which means I'm blogging over on the spec-fic authors' group blog Word Whores.  This week's topic:

Mid-Year Check-in: What Are We Reading Right Now and What's in Our To-Be-Read Pile

From classic fairy tales to necromancers, my TBR pile might well be disguising a hellmouth.

Word Whore Tuesday: Flash Fiction Ad-Libs

Rufus from the TV Show "Kim Possible"

Last week, the Word Whores solicited random words from our readers. This week, we must three of those words in a piece of Flash Fiction. Through the magic of a randomizer, our Sunday Whore Jeffe Kennedy parsed the words to each of our bordello mates hours in advance of our respective posting times. The words I received?

Gumball     Naked Mole Rat     Baboon

Head over to the Word Whores Blog to see how my demented little brain used those words in a very, very short story.

Word-Whore Tuesday: Industry Pulse Summer 2013

This week, the Word-Whores are checking the pulse of the publishing industry. Today, I mention three things that have our heart-rates up. Two of them involve litigation.

Word Whore Tuesday: Coping with Demoralization

I'm over on the Word Whores blog today talking about staying sane when there's only one wall left un-papered by rejection letters.

Word Whore Tuesday: Plotting

The Word Whores are holding a pantser versus plotter war over on the blog this week. Should one be on team Plotter, then we're to discuss when and with whom we plot. If one is on team Pantser, then it's reasons why we skip the plotting phase and go straight to the story.

Which am I? Click over and find out.

Word Whore Tuesday: So, I've This Idea For A Book...

It's Tuesday, which means I'm up on the Word Whores Blog. This week we're confessing if we share our ideas for stories before, during, or after we've finished writing the frippin' book.

I suggest bringing a bottle of scotch to the party. http://word-whores.blogspot.com/2013/03/so-ive-this-idea-for-bookwait-come-back.html

Word Whore Tuesday: I Can't Type Any Faster, Jim!

This week, the Word Whores are handing out tips for increasing productivity. 

I'm doling out my top 5 today in "I Can't Type Any Faster, Jim!"