Go Read Something Scary!

 

Short Film Friday: Dedalo

Images that Inspire

 

Quotes of the Week

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.

—Louis L'Amour

It takes courage to make a fool of yourself. 

—Charlie Chaplin

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

—Maya Angelou

A wounded deer leaps the highest.

—Emily Dickinson

Any form of human creativity is a process of doing it and getting better at it. You become a writer by writing. There is no other way. 

—Margaret Atwood

Never use three words when one will do. Be concise. Don’t fall in love with the gentle trilling of your mellifluous sentences. Learn how to “kill your darlings,” as they say.

—Colson Whitehead

A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.

—Richard Bach

The purpose of writing is to make your mother and father drop dead with shame.

—J. P. Donleavy

Tuesday Tips: From Zadie Smith

Every author has a set of rules. Some don't even know it yet. 

My Rule #1: Don't Panic

--I like her Rule #5 the best.

Freebies and more!

 Lots of good stuff happening this week:

• Shadows of the Sentinel is now on sale! (Audio edition is half price!)
• Still Falling is on super-sale for $0.99
• Virtues of the Vicious is on super-sale for $0.99
• The Solstice 31 Saga, 36-hour Audio edition is available for one Audible Credit!

Twelve FREE Audio Short Stories!

Writing Antagonists...