I can't hear or see my own voice, although readers see it. I think voice comes from honesty, i.e., write what you're passionate about, and forget the thesaurus because although voice includes the words you use and definitely the rhythm of your...

From what I've read, but haven't yet tried, one of the most important things is to contribute way more than you receive/i.e., promote. 10:1 isn't a bad rule of thumb. If your work has a tie-in to what your target audience(s) are interested in, all...

I'm not sure that Rice's petition is the answer. Here's a link to Pete Morin;'s thoughts on the petition: http://petemorin.wordpress.com/ I do think, however, that online companies that provide review capabilities have a duty to ensure that...

In response to the comment that many of the "hecklers" are women, it has always been true that many in an 'underclass' are the worst critics of the members of their class, or at least as virulent as other hecklers. Study after study has proven...

I'm expecting to be targeted because of the topics of my novels (vigilantism and pedophilia), but I'm not sure I'm prepared for the misogyny that I know is rampant, but in my old age I've tried to ignore. Years ago, SF author, James Tiptree wrote...

no green eyes, please, and simply saying blue eyes is boring. My two biggest challenges are character descriptions and meaningful body language. I sometimes spend hours trying to come up with something fresh.

While I do dislike having the characters described in minute detail, and I especially detest it when each character is described using the same technique (whatever that technique may be), my editors and beta readers all mentioned that they couldn't...