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The Past Versus the Future (plus a draft cover for my next short story!)

As I mentioned during a recent post, I’ve just started a graduate school program working toward a Masters in Military History. I’m about three weeks in, and I’m positive I made the right choice. I love history, and military history … Continue reading

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The First 97 Mistakes are the Worst

A few days ago I was rifling through my Nook library. On a whim, I decided to open up The Perishing Land, my apocalyptic horror story that I offer for free on Smashwords. It took all of a second, on … Continue reading

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Amercia vs America: High-profile examples on why everyone needs a copy editor

Thought I’d pass along this well-written opinion piece posted on CNN a couple of days ago (Why ‘Amercia’ needs copy editors, by Merrill Perlman). It’s not that Ms. Perlman’s op-ed position is particularly controversial, but she calls attention to a part … Continue reading

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The Evil Equation: Rise of eBooks + Self Publishing = Death of Print Books. Really? #writing

Few topics stir such passion among avid readers as “what is the future of the print book?” Will eBooks completely replace print books? When writers are introduced into the debate a number of related topics inevitably sprout up, often around … Continue reading

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The Quiet Before the Release

The Quiet Before the Release Things have been very quiet on both this blog and my creative writing blog (Sojourner Mountain) for about two or three weeks now. The reason is pretty simple: I’ve been head down writing and revising … Continue reading

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