The concern is perennial: What about my copyright? Whether from sending a story to an editor or agent, or perhaps an online critique group, or simply posting the […]
How to Make Sure You Can Access Your Writing Forever
I learned the most important lesson of file formats from WordPerfect 5.1. I wrote some of my earliest stories using that software, the blue screen and drop down […]
Trigger Warnings: Not Our Responsibility To Keep You Safe, But We Can Inform You
I managed to get into two conversations this weekend about “trigger warnings” – one in terms of fiction, one in terms of college classes. First, I want to […]
The Whole Is Greater: Themed Anthologies by Donald J. Bingle
The Whole is Greater is a semi-regular feature on the blog where I ask folks to tell us about their experience working on an anthology. Today’s features Donald […]
My Two Realizations About Fan Fiction (Along With Some Of My Own)
The panel’s title was Fan Fiction vs. “Real” Writing”, and it was at 10am on Sunday. Who would have expected it to be so well attended – and […]
What I Get From Books On Writing (BTW – I’m In One That Comes Out Today)
One of the things I like about books on writing is that they can inspire me to write more. Hearing a different author’s take on how they do […]