I've heard the stories, but never had the experience. As soon as a writer gets some name recognition, she is approached by a publisher who wants her work. In fact,...
Now here's a hot button topic for you. Writing is hard enough. Once a manuscript gets accepted, then a new kind of torture starts. They call it The Editing Process....
In the spirit of posting something quick, here is your daily writing prompt. Minimum word count: 500 Included words / subjects: Striptease, Cultivator, Marabou (it's an African stork, folks) I really...
On April 9th, I wrote about Writing in the Face of Real Life, but there is something very important I forgot to address. The guilt factor. Face it. When we...
Excuse me while I get my soapbox, the jumbo sized one, and rant a bit. This weekend Cartoon Network aired the 2004 film "Catch That Kid." It's a somewhat cute,...
Today, I would like to introduce you to fellow Musian, Donna Del Oro, author of romance novel A Bodyguard of Lies. She has some good advice on how to write...
Today, I would like to introduce you to fellow Musian, Donna Del Oro, author of romance novel A Bodyguard of Lies. She has some good advice on how to write...
I have a thing about titles. They aren't just decorations to me. They mean something, tell the reader something about the story. "Two for the Price of One," a sales...
Okay, I am inspired to add another prompt. This is a character building exercise for writers who need practice working on characters or who want to play with building characters...
I’ve written a lot of stories, always for anthologies. Now I have my first standalone novelette coming out in June from Musa Publishing’s Urania imprint and I’ve just gotten the...
Brandie Tarvin is an author and tie-in writer and a copy editor. In addition to her original fiction, she has written SQL Server articles, Shadowrun: The Role Playing Game sourcebook material and fiction as well as a piece for Hasbro’s Transformers. She currently lives in Florida with her family and is owned by two cats.
