I’m not sure when I started ghostwriting fiction. It’s probably been a few years now, with some gaps in there since I was also spending time trying to edit a short fiction magazine and operate a very small publishing company. In fact, most of my living since 2019 has been…

I think that from the moment I discovered the writings of author Dean Wesley Smith, I’ve been inspired by his approach to writing fiction. Mostly, this is because I feel his way is also my way. Smith is a prolific writer, with multiple hundreds of short stories and over 200…

Okay. I fell off the writing horse. I didn’t write a single word of fiction yesterday. So much for that streak, right? I’ll have to climb back on that particular horse and try again. But guess what? I’m here writing another post, so perhaps I’ll make writing here a streak…

You know, it isn’t just about writing ‘something’ every single day. It’s much deeper than that. While some may find it useful to just free write about any old thing, hit a target word count, and call it a day, I think most people who are trying to write every…

So, what is it about this idea of writing a book a month that is so damned attractive to me? In other words, why has the notion captured my imagination and refused to let go? It’s a good question, I’ll give you that much. It’s a powerful writerly image for…

In December of 2022, I will have officially operated MYTHIC: A Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine for six years. For the longest time, it has been a quarterly publication, but I’m trying to change that with the latest reboot by transitioning to a monthly publication. The biggest challenge to keeping…

These days, producing a successful magazine of short fiction can be a sketchy proposition at best. Not that there aren’t those who’ve managed to find a way forward and have been rewarded with the bigger subscriber bases and the capacity to pay their authors professional rates for their short stories. …

I’ve listened to more podcasts featuring Dean Wesley Smith talking about all of the wrong thinking that grows up around the writing and publishing professions, the myths that shape perceptions and expectations about what it means to be a writer. Listening to someone talk who has been in the writing…

You know, it isn’t just about writing ‘something’ every single day. It’s much deeper than that. While some may find it useful to just free write about any old thing, hit a target word count, and call it a day, I think most people who are trying to write every…