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There is rampant discrimination against self-published fiction. You knew that already. Your local bookstore won’t carry your books. “We never shelve POD books,” Mrs Beasley at the library sniffs. “We only review real fiction,” says your local paper. “Most self-published fiction is crud,” they all shout in unison, as though the “real” stuff coming out of Continue reading Still Looking For Good Self-Published Fiction to Review  Too little is not enough, too much is overkill, and just right is just right. Seems pretty simple, right? But the questions don’t end there, they begin there. I got an email from a reader which asks some of these questions. I’m paraphrasing a bit, because the email was pretty specific to a particular project, but Continue reading Riding the Seesaw – Character Descriptions in Fiction The question has been raised again (or perhaps more accurately, it’s never gone away) of whether a writer should use brand names in fiction. I’ve chosen to deal with this question here, rather than as a comment in someone else’s blog, for two reasons. First, because there are many blogs and discussion threads touching on Continue reading Brand Names in Fiction Persephone’s Wine (c) 2008 Levi Montgomery Persephone. That’s that Roman dude who had to grunt and groan and struggle to roll the Earth to the top of a big hill every night, and then watch it roll down again all day. Then he had to start over. He’s pretty sure, anyway. Continue reading Persephone’s Wine – one of the short stories posted at my website |
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