North of the Border: An Interview with Claude Bouchard

On December 3, 2011, in Indie Authors, Interviews, by rsguthrie

I love Canada. I really do. How can you not love a country that gave us hockey, maple syrup, Mounties, and Rush? (Moving Pictures could easily qualify as the soundtrack to my high school days!) So when the Rob on Writing Studios was informed of the upcoming interview with mega-cool Montreal author Claude Bouchard, well, […]

 

Support Four Debut Authors and Snag $125!

On November 27, 2011, in Events, by rsguthrie

Support Four Debut Authors and Snag $125! Four books Two Days Great Prizes With this contest, there is something for everyone and it’s SO simple to be in on the winning! On November 28 and/or 29, purchase 1 or all 4 of the debut author’s books listed here. Then forward proof of purchase (the receipt […]

 

Guest Post: Scott Bury

On November 26, 2011, in Indie Authors, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

The best, and the worst, things I have done (as a writer) Scott Bury, author of Sam the Strawb Part, is one of the fine indie authors on the Read a Book, Make a Difference (RABMAD) website! He donates part of the proceeds from his book to Children at Risk. Scott and I decided to […]

 

BLACK BEAST FRIDAY

On November 25, 2011, in Events, by rsguthrie

NOTE: The Kindle Fire giveaway detailed below takes place on January 1st, 2012. Anyone who purchases Black Beast for 99 Cents OR L O S T (releasing on Christmas Day) and follows the instructions herein will be entered! And yes, you can enter once for each book if you buy both! The “Black Friday” deal […]

 

Say It, Don’t Spray It. (And Don’t Tell It.)

On November 23, 2011, in Famous Writers, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

Elmore Leonard (Get Shorty, Justified) said: “All the information you need can be given in dialogue.” He’s on to something. I can’t tell you how quickly poor dialogue ruins a novel for me. The sad thing is I have started a book before where the “telling” starts off very, very well. I am intrigued. I […]

 

Never say NEVER

On November 19, 2011, in Opinion, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

Yes, I know it’s a conundrum. If you never say never, then how can you ever say never, even in telling someone to never say never? And Sean Connery, the greatest Bond EVER, did it again. (If you liked that, you’ll get the section on repetition. If not? Eh, you might still enjoy it. And […]

 

Micheal Rivers – Author and Ghost Hunter!

On November 17, 2011, in Indie Authors, by rsguthrie

I recently put my cover art for Black Beast in an online contest. The rules have the participants blogging about the winner, which is very cool—HOWEVER, in this case, it really makes my day, because the winner is Micheal Rivers. Why, you ask, is this such a great thing? Well, aside from the fact that […]

 

Short of Greatness

On November 15, 2011, in Famous Writers, Indie Authors, Short Fiction, by rsguthrie

One of the Kindle books I am currently reading is a collection of poetry and short stories by writer/blogger/Tweep Scott Morgan entitled Short Stack: A Collection. Morgan’s blog carries a title I LOVE—not just like; I actually want to steal this title and make it my own, so true to my own instincts it lies: […]

 

Tour de Troops

On November 11, 2011, in Events, Writers Giving Back, by rsguthrie

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. Winston Churchill This weekend, November 11 – 14, Terri Giuliano Long, author of the bestselling novel In Leah’s Wake, joins 50 indie authors in Blog Tour de Troops, a charity blog hop sponsored by the Indie Book Collective. […]

 

Thoughts for New Writers

On November 8, 2011, in Famous Writers, Indie Authors, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

Whew, time to move on to another blog topic. My last post stirred up a bit of the hornet’s nest—in some ways, rightly so. Which is what prompted me to write this blog. There were several comments to my <challenge whose name shall not be spoken> blog that really got me to thinking. None more […]