This is the first entry in what might become a series of advice articles aimed at newbie authors and indie publishing startups. Today, I'm talking about why you shouldn't proofread a manuscript before you edit it. If anything's a dead giveaway that you're new to this business, it's a sentence like one of these: Looking … Continue reading Advice for New Writers: Don’t Proofread Before You Edit
Back in 2022, Seize the Press! published my first horror story, “Those Who Forget and Those Who Perish.” It’s a short number, but one that got me my first award nod: a nomination for the inaugural Brave New Weird Award. Today, I’m happy to tell you that there’s now an audio version of this twisted … Continue reading Now on Drabblecast: “Those Who Forget and Those Who Perish”
I hate when people start their blog posts with I'm gonna let you in on a little secret, but... I'm gonna let you in on a little secret. Experienced freelancers can tell when a prospective client doesn't understand how the market works. I've had a couple of nightmare clients in the decade I've been doing … Continue reading How to Be a Client Freelancers Want to Work With
So you've joined a writing group and now you're ready to workshop a story with your peers. You read your story-swapping partner's piece and... now what? Never fear. I have nine tips for writing fiction critiques that will make other authors love workshopping with you. The preferred method for writing fiction critiques varies from group … Continue reading Writing Fiction Critiques: 9 Tips to Become a Great Story-Swapping Partner
One family's magical legacy intertwines with the ongoing trauma of slavery in this Reconstruction-set short from the author of The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps. Blades line every moment of "The Devil in America," so sharp that you don't realize you're bleeding until it's far too late. Why "The Devil in America"? In many ways, Wilson's … Continue reading Short Story of the Day #10: “The Devil in America” by Kai Ashante Wilson