Author Archive: tyunglebower
The Story That Insisted.
Last night I finished writing a particular short story. Big deal, right? I call myself an author, that’s what I’m supposed to do. But this story is different. This is a story I would have rather not written, and under normal circumstances, I would have dismissed it and moved on long before last night. I’ve …
Introverted Fiction?
This might be getting too metaphysical, but I’ve wondered lately if my introversion actually has some connection to the type of fiction I most enjoy both reading and writing. I’ll start off by saying that any fiction that’s well written with good characters can touch me. Any tense, just about any genre, structure, length. I have my preferences, naturally. …
Frank Thoughts and Current Status
Confidence is important for any endeavor. And I have it when it comes to my writing about 90% of the time. (I don’t think any writer is 100% confident 100% of the time.) And I’m building confidence in my self-publishing abilities as the launch date for Thank You for Ten: Short Fiction About a Little Theater …
Anonymous Jane Interviews Me About “Thank You For Ten”
If you give them a chance, many authors can find something to say about their work for hours or days on end. To an extent this is necessary. Marketing is about 40% of being a writer these days, after all. But sometimes in order to prevent marketing and education about their work from devolving into …
I KNOW Memorial Day Is Not National Barbecue Day
I find myself each year resenting the reminders that are all over the internet that Memorial Day is “not National Barbecue Day”. It’s condescending. I don’t need reminded of what today is. I’m opposed to the mutually exclusive tone of those reminders. Are we incapable of having a barbecue and respecting the fallen at the same time? …
Ty Unglebower 