Guest Blog by Kater Cheek

August 23rd, 2010

Since I’m out of the office this week on vacation, I’ve turned my blog over to my clients, who wanted to share their thoughts with you on a variety of subjects. I let them have free rein because otherwise, well, just trust me, it’s for the best. Today’s post is by Kater Cheek, [...]

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Pick My Beach Reads!

August 19th, 2010

As I may have hinted once or twice (or three million times) in the last few days, I’m heading out on a beach vacation tomorrow. As usual, I have my Kindle stocked with books and manuscripts, but there’s always that time on a airplane when all electronic devices must be turned off, and I [...]

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An “Old” Question from the Archives

August 18th, 2010

I do hope you’re not getting tired of these glances back into the archives. I’ll admit, I post them with a bit of an ulterior motive — I’m gearing up for a week’s vacation (tomorrow is my last day in the office!), and with everything else I’m trying to get done before I close [...]

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Another look into the archives

August 17th, 2010

Way back in March of 2008, I answered a reader’s question about websites. I think the answer still rings true for me — what do you think?
Scott writes
In the AuthorMBA interview, you said every author should have a Web site and blog. I agree, and have had Web sites since before most people knew there [...]

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The Continuing Journey into Genericville

August 12th, 2010

There were some fabulous comments on Tuesday’s post about the road to Genericville, and if you haven’t gone through them, I highly recommend you take a look. But I wanted to touch on something that may have gotten lost in the discussion.
Namely, that Genericville isn’t just a trap that can befall fantasy characters, despite [...]

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