December 2009

Noms and Nods

December 22, 2009

My post “Words to Watch Out For” has been included in Online University’s 100 Blog Posts Every Grammar Geek Should Bookmark! It’s a great, helpful list. Check me out at #38. Meanwhile, I’ve been reminded by Kimi over at Tale Chasing that Writers Digest Online is still accepting nominations for their annual 101 Best Websites [...]

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Stereotype as Filler

December 21, 2009

The easiest way to make a support character feel like a gratuitous plot-enabler is to make them a stereotype, to fill the same sort of niche we always see them fill. “A rude waitress has to spill the coffee on her so that she has to go home and change clothes and that’s how she [...]

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Urban Fantasy, Podcasting, and Rhetorical Questions

December 17, 2009

…and more! Kimi Alexandre of the urban fantasy Tale Chasing podcast put up a great interview with Laurie McLean, an agent with Larsen-Pomada Literary Agents. Kimi asks some great questions, and Laurie shares a wealth of knowledge on a range of topics, including the definitions of urban fantasy and its sub-genres, how the bestseller lists [...]

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Halfway point!

December 14, 2009

We’re halfway through the month of December and our month of open submisions at Dragon Moon Press. No responses have been sent out yet, and none should be expected until the month of December is over. Results have been interesting so far. Keep your submissions coming! But please read and follow the guidelines. At some [...]

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Reality Check

December 7, 2009

Incorporating real live people or historical figures (real dead people) in your fiction is a decision that should be approached with thought and care. I wouldn’t say I’m not in favor of it, but I’m wary of it. It’s one of those things that’s very difficult to do well, and often it doesn’t need to [...]

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Does Size Matter?

December 3, 2009

Submissions are going very well so far! I’ve received more than a handful of manuscripts, from authors representing four countries and five genres, and more are trickling in every day. The question I’m asked the most about Dragon Moon Press’s open submissions is how firm the word-count guidelines are. “My book is shorter than 80,000. [...]

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