Creepy Green Editor

24/03/2013

New call for submissions for an anthology entitled "The Sea". Closing date June 21, 2013. http://nerinedorman.blogspot.com/2013/03/call-for-submissions-sea.html

20/03/2013

If I had a dollar for every time an author has bi***ed and whined when I said "ditch the song lyrics" I could be rich by now. http://annerallen.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/so-you-want-to-use-song-lyrics-in-your.html Really, it's not worth your while ...

12/03/2013

Trust Chuck Wendig to say it like it is. I give me great big stamp of approval for this post. http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/03/11/dont-let-fifty-shades-of-grey-pee-in-your-wheaties-writer-types/

At the news Fifty Shades of Grey author E.L. James was publishing a writing guide, I tweeted the following because I am at at least a little bit of a dick: A writing... Read The Rest →

04/02/2013

An editing status report... http://nerinedorman.blogspot.com/2013/02/editors-hat-february-2013.html

13/01/2013

Every author about to begin the querying process should be aware of these pointers. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/query-letter-_n_2434095.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003

By Writer's Relief staff: When submitting book queries, your letter has precious little time to grab the attention of the literary agent reading it.

04/01/2013

Okay, this is pretty darn good to read. Main point: authors of the future will be hybrid authors that are both self- and traditionally published. http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/the-five-mistakes-killing-self-published-authors/

Happy Monday! Okay, last week, upon my return from Thrillerfest, we explored what I felt were the 5 top mistakes that are killing traditional publishing. Then, on Friday, we talked about how self-p...

04/01/2013

Some interesting thoughts here. http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2012/12/29/whats-ahead-in-2013-predictions-for-the-future-of-publishing-and-authors-of-the-digital-age/

Ah, 2012 is coming to a close and the world did not end. The Mayans were wrong *shocked face* which kinda sucks because I was looking forward to not having to clean out the garage after all. But, i...

23/12/2012

Some great "rules" here! http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-secret-writing-rule-bookand-why-to.html

I don't know if this is exactly a rule, but my big "unfavorite" from my old critique group had to do with the maturity levels of child characters. They would say, "No. I have a nine-year-old. I know 9-year-olds. They wouldn't say that." While somewhere is a 9-year-old attending MIT. I always wondere...

16/12/2012

Some fantastically awesome advice here. http://behlerblog.com/2012/12/14/whoever-told-you-editing-was-easy-is-nuts/

I’ve spent the past ten years reading fabulous manuscripts, signing authors, editing, and sending those edits back to the authors. Aside from showing them their cover art for the first time, ...

08/12/2012

The power of storytelling... http://lifehacker.com/5965703/

A good story can make or break a presentation, article, or conversation. But why is that? When Buffer co-founder Leo Widrich started to market his product through stories instead of benefits and bullet points, sign-ups went through the roof.

06/12/2012

New update from the SA Horrofest Bloody Parchment short story competition, as well as an interview with Bloody Parchment author Brett Bruton. http://bloodyparchment.blogspot.com/2012/12/brett-brutons-hidden-things-lost-things.html

26/11/2012

For those of you who're in need of a chuckle to chase away those Monday blues... If you don't get at least a few quite snortles reading this then there's definitely something wrong with you. http://stancarey.wordpress.com/2012/11/25/howling-ambiguities/

As a lazy Sunday offering, a selection of entries from Denys Parsons’ entertaining book It Must Be True: Classic Newspaper Howlers, Bloomers, and Misprints. They’re not referenced in detail, unfort...