The Writers’ Block Contest – Last Entries

Welcome to the last edition of a contest carnival – submit your article! From these entries we will choose one winner to receive a $25 Barnes and Noble gift card as well as free books and/or promotional material from authors on The Writers’ Block that will be participating in this contest. (*Please note that not [...]

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There’s more to writing than sentence structure and grammar.

As you might imagine, I frequent quite a few writing sites. Each one of them are chock full of great information such as: How to write a book, how to get an agent, how to write a query letter, how to market your business and so on.
The one thing I never [...]

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The Art of Erotica

There’s a certain knack to writing erotica. A lot of people write a mechanical piece, insert tab A into slot B (or C or D) with a lot of grunting and shoving of anatomy. That’s not erotica – and in some cases it doesn’t even get to porn. Strong erotica requires the [...]

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Early Sales Look Promising for THE THIEF MAKER

The following is a re-post from my official blog:
http://davethenovelist.wordpress.com
-David H. Schleicher
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HOT NEWS!
Upon just arriving home from vacation (stay tuned for an upcoming travel log), I’ve learned that THE THIEF MAKER is now “in-stock” at some additional Barnes & Noble locations in the greater Philadelphia area.
In addition to being in stock and on the shelves at [...]

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Unpublished Novel Generating Worldwide Buzz

[Simpson-E Publishing]
Nashville, TN (PressExposure) May 17, 2007 – Two writers, each worlds away from the other have recently completed the novel, “The Mango Tree Cafe, Loi Kroh Road”.The co-writers, Alan Solomon and Taryn Simpson live in different parts of the world and used the internet as their sole means to collaborate on this riveting, emotional [...]

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Writing, editing, writing, editing…

Can you guess what I’ve been up to?
Polishing your work is a mentally time consuming project, but also interesting and most definitely worth it.
I’ve said in posts before that the technical side of editing, aside from the basics–like putting a period at the end of a sentence and proper spelling, is not my cup [...]

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I’m a working Freelance Ghostwriter. So…..

why is it that I can write books, articles, newsletters, screenplays etc., for my clients but when it comes to my writing another book, my fingers freeze before they hit the home keys of my laptop?
I’ve written numerous books…of all types. So, what is the problem? What is this silent killer that is [...]

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Writers from across the blogosphere

(Sorry about the delay in posting this week’s Blog Carnival–electricity was out yesterday!)
Here they are, more other interesting blogs for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!
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Ok… Is it just me?

Lately, I’ve been reading a lot of other people’s work. I mean yeah, I read other things, but I have been “studying” other work. Is it just me, or does anyone else find themselves feeling a little “less than an artist” when they read someone else’s work that seems to just knock yours [...]

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Last gasps

I am finishing up the sixth draft of my new novel, Reply All. It’s hard, hard going. I am sending it to new brand-new readers, but at the same time not giving my three beloved crit partners any break. I’m at the point where sometimes I read it and I think, “Wow, this is so [...]

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