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10 Things You Don’t Want to Hear At Your Book Launch Party

Posted onMay 31, 2022May 31, 20222 Comments

1. I’m pretty sure I’ve already read this book. 2. Do you have any books for sale that you didn’t write? 3. I gave your book a one-star rating. My plan is to add stars to keep track of my reading progress. I’ll get started Read More …

CategoriesCraft of Writing, Just for FunTagsfor writers, funny, Top Ten List

10 Things A Writer Shouldn’t Say to Their Editor

Posted onMarch 25, 2022March 25, 2022Leave a comment

1. Have you heard of that 50,000 word novel that doesn’t include the letter E? That’s my favorite book. 2. I don’t like negativity. Could you rephrase every criticism as a positive statement? 3. If I mention you in my foreword, can I get a Read More …

CategoriesCraft of Writing, Just for FunTagsediting, for writers, funny, Top Ten List

10 Things an Author Doesn’t Want to Hear While Selling Books

Posted onNovember 29, 2021November 29, 2021Leave a comment

1. What’s the real price on these books? 2. Could you not personalize the autograph? It degrades the resale value. 3. You’ve got five seconds to convince me to spend my money here. Go. 4. Can you break a $100? I want to go buy Read More …

CategoriesJust for FunTagsfor writers, funny, Top Ten List

Ten Lame Reasons to Not Write a Blog Article Today

Posted onAugust 27, 2021September 1, 2021Leave a comment

Believe me, I’ve considered using each of these since starting my author’s blog. 🙂 I’ve got a computer virus that turns all of my periods into commas. 2. Every time I upload a picture, it’s facing away from me. 3. I’m only typing with the Read More …

CategoriesJust for FunTagsfor fans, funny, Top Ten List

Ten Things You Shouldn’t Say at a Steampunk Convention

Posted onJuly 27, 2021July 27, 20211 Comment

As a published author of steampunk fantasy for more than a decade, I’ve had some wonderful opportunities to attend a variety of steampunk-themed events and get to know some of the people within this charming and accepting community. If you learn of a steampunk event Read More …

CategoriesJust for FunTagsFan Conventions, funny, steampunk, Top Ten List

Ten Reasons Why Writers Might Be A Little Crazy

Posted onJune 24, 2021June 24, 2021Leave a comment

We’re at our most successful when we hear voices in our heads. 2. No matter how much time we have alone, we still wish we could have more. 3. We will spend half an hour fixing one paragraph only to cut it and the rest Read More …

CategoriesCraft of Writing, Just for FunTagsfor writers, funny, Top Ten List

Google Translates The Beast Hunter Part 2

Posted onMay 26, 2021June 1, 2021Leave a comment

Time for more fun with the Google Translator! This time around, I thought I’d take a slightly larger portion from the novel’s Prologue where Keltin first sees the forest devil beast. I definitely have some personal favorites in this one. Some of it even has Read More …

CategoriesBonus Content, Just for FunTagsfor fans, funny, Google Translates, Keltin Moore, The Beast Hunter

Twenty Lame Excuses for Not Writing Today

Posted onApril 27, 2021April 27, 20212 Comments

Just so you all know, excuses 1-10 first appeared on my old blog back in 2015. Excuses 11-20 are all new. Judge for yourselves whether my sense of humor has changed at all. 🙂 1. My cat is reclining on my keyboard. 2. My knick-knacks Read More …

CategoriesCraft of Writing, Just for FunTagsfor writers, funny, Top Ten List

Ten Underused Fish-Out-of-Water Plots

Posted onFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021Leave a comment

We see the standards all the time. Tough Guy as a babysitter, Country Girl in the big city, Regular Joe in high society… But there are so many other scenarios we never seem to see. Here’s just ten of them: 1. Librarian in a gladiatorial Read More …

CategoriesCraft of Writing, Just for FunTagsfish out of water, for writers, funny, Top Ten List

Google Translates The Beast Hunter

Posted onJanuary 28, 2021January 28, 20212 Comments

I was browsing through YouTube during lunch today and noticed some recommended videos of a singer doing horrible Google translations of popular songs. They were hilarious, and you should totally check her out. I’ll post a link to one of my favorite videos she did Read More …

CategoriesJust for FunTagsfor fans, funny, Google Translates, Keltin Moore, The Beast Hunter

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