Short Story, “On the Rocks”, Published
Today I got a copy of the anthology, Dead Worlds: Undead Stories, A Zombie Anthology, Volume 5. This book contains a wealth of raw, deadly, zombie excitement and I’m pleased to have my short story, “On the Rocks”, in this collection of tales of the walking dead. I’m not really sure what prompted me to [...]
Mourning the Loss of Identity
I didn’t want to work in a cubicle building stuffy, boring computer software all day long…I wanted-needed- to build, create, let my mind free and imagine worlds and people and events that stimulated my imagination.
Learning the Chords
We can’t create a page turner without knowledge of plot and structure. We can’t make readers cry without knowledge of characters and character bonding. We can’t make readers so immersed by our fictional world that they ignore the pot of boiling water and the pets with full bladders begging to be let out unless we have a mastery of plot, structure, characters, description, setting, dialogue, and every other tool in the box.
Amazon Heads Apple Off at the Pass With Kindle 70% Royalty Deal
This whole business reminds me of the HD-DVD/BluRay format wars. Do I get a Kindle and read only Kindle books? Do I get a Nook and read only Nook books? Do I get an Apple Tablet and read only iTunes eBooks? At some point the house of cards will fall and there will be one winner. Only time will tell if any of this is good for the consumer and how it will change the publishing industry as we know it. As I’ve said before, the bottom line is that if authors and publishers do not embrace change, adapt, and move forward they will be left in the dust.
Are our bookshelves going the way of the CD case and should we worry?
We’re not looking at an extinction here. Everything evolves, including the art of storytelling. Writers can either put themselves on or ahead of this evolutionary change or they can be left behind. There will never cease to be a market for storytelling, the only thing that changes is the medium through which the story is told.