Month: March 2013

Does This Story Make Me Look Fat?

We are the worst judges of our own work.

The author of a work is biased in so many ways it boggles the mind. Whether one is burdened with chronic overconfidence or chronic self-doubt, any self-assessment will be skewed.

Because it is impossible for the author to see the story with fresh eyes, the opportunities for distortion are abundant. The end product is the final version of multiple versions. It becomes easy to mentally merge the multiple versions of what we wrote into a single, coherent version that is only what we think we are reading and not actually what we wrote. Continue reading “Does This Story Make Me Look Fat?”

Sneak Peek: Geddy’s Moon

Today we have a sneak peek from author John Mulhall’s new supernatural thriller, Geddy’s Moon.

Geddy’s Moon is a supernatural thriller centered around Tyler, an amnesiac, drifting aimlessly, struggling to regain his lost memories. When he arrives in Geddy’s Moon, a sleepy town in the middle of the Kansas wheat fields, he finds himself tormented by nightmares that grow more unsettling each night. What horrific events took place before Tyler arrived in Geddy’s Moon? As the pieces of his fractured memory begin to fall into place, he fears that it may already be too late to keep himself, and those he’s begun to care about, safe from a vicious evil.

Geddy’s Moon is available from Amazon.com and Amazon UK.

Here is an excerpt from Geddy’s Moon… Continue reading “Sneak Peek: Geddy’s Moon”

Formula for a Bestselling Young Adult Paranormal Romance

Of course, yes, I know you’ve been waiting for this. Who hasn’t been? I’ve already shared with you the formula for writing a blockbuster action/adventure bestseller, a knock-em dead romance bestseller, and a spine- and pants-tingling romantic thriller. I know you’re a tad disgruntled because those weren’t your genres of choice. But no worries, here it is – the long-awaited formula for that explosive young adult paranormal romance!

I’m a step ahead of you with my credentials for this one. I bet you didn’t know I’ve secretly been writing a vampire book for years. Yeah, that’s right, I started it back in 1998 I think. So I know a few things about vampires. And I’ve seen every bloody commercial for the sparkly vampire series, whatever that’s called. The clincher, however, is that I’ve been to the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State where they filmed those movies. That’s right. So listen up.

Follow my advice below, and you’ll be instructing your limo driver to plow down those paparazzis, my friend!

Formula for a best-selling young adult paranormal romance: Continue reading “Formula for a Bestselling Young Adult Paranormal Romance”

Weekly Flash Fiction Poll

You’re the judge in our  weekly Flash Fiction Challenge.

The evidence has been submitted and the authors have rested their cases. It’s time for IU readers to render the verdict: Who will be this week’s Flash Fiction Star?

Check out this week’s entries here. Vote for your fave then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word that the vote is on.

 

Which author do you feel put up the best flash fiction story this week?

  • Dick C Waters (46%, 22 Votes)
  • Mandy White (25%, 12 Votes)
  • A.L. Kaplan (13%, 6 Votes)
  • Ed Drury (10%, 5 Votes)
  • Doug da Vidlas (6%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 48

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