The Dangers (and Courtesies) of "Feedback" for new writers.
I'm involved in writing groups and forums. There, writers ask for help and put out advice, and we all keep the community moving,...
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J.M Robison,
Fantasy where heroes don't follow the rules
We Were Not Born Broken
This post written 100% by human. (My Anti-AI promise here.) A POEM CALLED "WHAT HURTS?" Foot. Back. Hip and knee. Ankle, shoulder--no...
My Anti-AI Promise
RULES: Humans only ChatGPT and all other AI will never, never, never touch anything of mine. Everything, from my newsletters, to my blog,...
Paragon Forgotten Chapter 1
Diviners claim the universe created both Paragons, male and female, from the cataclysm of two crashing stars. - Creation of Mortal Earth...
The "Heartbeat" Behind Paragon Forgotten
16-year-old Cohthel, a human, should have visited Father’s grave sooner because now it’s missing. Paragon Forgotten is the first book in...
Why Writers Should not Allow AI to Write for Them
Learn more about AI here. It's not even the legal controversy that's got me rankled. This is a real-life Walle. In the cartoon, humans...
How to Write a Realistic Prison Guard Character (Hollywood gets this wrong)
I worked as a Deputy Sheriff for 7 years over three different counties. If you would like to write a character who is a prison guard or...
Authors, The Reviews Are Not For You
What IS the point of reviewing books? From nasty to helpful, why do reviewers feel compelled to say anything at all? If you review, what...
Don't Write for Money. Write Because You Have a Story to Tell.
I see an upsetting attitude toward writing, and that attitude is "Don't write the 2nd book in the series until the publisher accepts the...
Why You’re in a Reading Slump and How to Break From it.
How did you get to this point? You LOVE books… don’t you? Maybe you’re afraid you don’t love books anymore because the last three that...
Proud to be a woman!
Gotta be a woman, even on a military deployment to U.A.E.
First Spa Day
I must be doing spas wrong, because they put me on edge instead of relaxing me.
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