A TOC Addendumb (Or: Maybe I Reacted Too Quickly)

On November 3, 2012, in ADDENDUMB, ANDRE THE GIANT, DISQUS, Images, Opinion, Past Writing, by rsguthrie

This is going to be a baby blog, though I’m writing it for two VERY important reasons: 1. I want to talk about my last post (and stance) on Table of Contents for fiction books. and 2. I just installed the Disqus plugin (the cool one that’s supposed to allow you to log in via […]

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A Mother’s Birthday: A Writer Who Dreamed The Dream

On September 7, 2012, in Book Covers, In Memoriam, Past Writing, by rsguthrie

Today would have been my mother’s birthday. I believe she would have been 69. She died at 60 in the hospital after for the second time in life beating the odds against what she went in for (pneumonia), only to get a staph infection in the hospital that lead to a released clot to her […]

 

Yes, Virginia, You CAN Improve Your Dialogue!

On December 11, 2011, in Past Writing, Short Fiction, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

There may not be a Santa Claus, dear Virginia, but the good news is he was never going to put good dialogue skills in your stocking anyway. So who needs him? A few posts back, I talked about the importance of quality dialogue in our writing. I mentioned a dialogue-only short story I wrote on […]

 

Horrific Halloween to Ye

On October 31, 2011, in Famous Writers, Opinion, Past Writing, The Market, by rsguthrie

I love this day. Halloween. I really should have become a writer of Horror. Pure, rattle-your-bones, make-you-look-over-your-shoulder, run-up-the-stairs-hoping-the-hand-doesn’t-snag-your-foot horror stories. My cousin, Kathy, and I used to tell scary stories to each other growing up. Campfire stories. You remember them, right? The escaped killer with the hook, stalking lovers in their cars in the dark. […]

 

Hallowed Wean

On October 6, 2011, in Past Writing, by rsguthrie

Since I was a kid, I have loved Halloween. And no, not just for the candy (although any holiday built around children begging for candy—and getting it—well, most children are probably going to give the day a positive Klout score. (BTW, the “begging for candy” description comes straight from my old man’s lips. I think […]