Enter Substack. A small but significant cadre of novelists are migrating to the publishing platform best known as a newsletter distribution tool for journalists. There, titans of contemporary literature like Saunders, Salman Rushdie, and Chuck Palahniuk are serializing fiction, teaching the craft of w...
‘Tis the season coming up, right, so seriously … make an impression! PS … these three spectacular Canadian books weigh in together at 8.675 kg (19.125 lb). Big enough for you? They’ve been researched, written, published and paid for by individual little Canadians having a common mission...
Substack – a place to write or otherwise express yourself. NaNoWriMo –and write a book. We did. Narcissism Chemist Lee Cronin on Lex Fridman’s Podcast #269“Life on earth is merely an expression of the available chemistry set” – Lee Cronin Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Mmmmmax...
John is an award-winning author who after an extensive business career began writing full time in 2012. His specialty is thriller fiction novels, but John also writes poetry and short stories. He has written seven other books that are on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions. John lives in...
“Again, I’m obliged to you, Wyatt. Not sure how I can repay your kindness.” Bio John is an award-winning author who after an extensive business career began writing full time in 2012. His specialty is thriller fiction novels, but John also writes poetry and short stories. He has w...
Does writing fiction feel distinct from giving advice or maintaining you Substack, The Chatner, in terms of the creative process? It absolutely does feel different, and it is different. It requires a different kind of attention, a different kind of care. One of the things that I think it ...
Fantasy Fiction Books “The Goblin Emperor” by Katherine Addison “Cosmic Progeny” by A.V. Ray (space Daddy smut, you have been warned!) What About the Startup? So glad you asked. This blog has become a small way to prove to myself that I really do have a life outside of running...
I read 2 Jessica Joyce books in 2024 –You, With A ViewandThe Ex-Vowsand I loved them both. She writes romance that sings with angst and chemistry and they are just exactly the sort of books I love. Patrick Radden Keefe This was probably the best non-fiction book that I read in 20...
Now that it's been several months since our last "how can we help you?" thread, it's time for a new one. For those of you unfamiliar with this series, this is a chance for you to post openly or anonymously in the comments section below on anything you could use help with related...
If you know your system well, all these intrusions can be eliminated by a quick forward wind, but that is still annoying when you are trying to sleep. The Nature of the Story Whether fiction or non-fiction, the stories need to succeed in the delicate balance of being neither too interesti...