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The Rubble and the Shakespeare: Extended Blurb
Over on my Facebook author page, (yes, I still use it, and would appreciate any new followers), I recently posted the official “blurb” for The Rubble and the Shakespeare. That is to say, the tight, concise, industry standard sub-120 summary without spoilers. Arguably the most important piece of marketing aside from the cover, it usually …
The Autistic Writer: Rejection
Rejection. It takes on several forms and I hate all of them. Most writers hate all of them. Hell, most people hate all of them. Being Autistic nonetheless adds a dimension to the experience of rejection, as it does to so many other common components of daily life. It’s called Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, and unlike …
The Other Type of Rejection for Writers
Though its usefulness is questionable, people who declare their intention to be a writer will hear a warning from, well, just about everywhere not long afterward. Get comfortable with rejection, because you’ll be facing it a lot…from agents, publishers, journals, contests…rejection is part of life as a writer. Okay, yes, it is. I can’t deny …
Scintilla13 Day 16 (The Final Day)
We bet there was a story you wanted to tell that didn’t line up with any of the prompts. Write it anyway – and use it to write a one or two sentence prompt that others could use to tell a good story of their own. Then, share it with us, if you’re comfortable. Most aspects …
Scintilla Day 6
Write about a chance meeting that has stayed with you ever since. This doesn’t happen to me often, because to be frank, strangers don’t find me interesting, charming, or worth the time to engage. I don’t play social games often, and when I do, rejection is usually the result, so I don’t bother. When people …
Ty Unglebower 