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The reading is a nice place to start, don't forget the age old method of garnering expert advice in person. You would be surprised at how easy this is to do. Although vetting your expert can be difficult, it really isn't that hard to acquire a cir...
You might be right but you are forgetting one thing -- humans are storytellers. We crave stories, so all that crap TV, texting, reality show, home reno show, Oprah blah doesn't fulfill the need for a good story. That was what propelled Harry Potte...
All my books are at http://www.lulu.com/ragemachinebooks
GW
How do I pick up a copy? Is there a site?
It's a fact we read 25% slower on a screen than a piece of paper. I've been reading ebooks for years now and I haven't given up on paper books altogether.
GW
I think the idea of all books being erased because they are housed in one place is frightening. Think of the Great Library of Alexandria. What treasures were lost there! The Big Brother idea is easy to see as well. If you control the repository of...
I've been thinking quite a bit about Kindles since I am an ebook publisher. I'm not quite as bleak in my outlook. Perhaps only undecided. Here's why: (this is PUBLISHER thinking remember) If I buy a paperback book I can read it then give it to som...
It is daunting. It's hard to be creative when you think your next idea is going to set readers laughing (and in a bad way). I don't think we can all become PhDs in Medieval history. But some basics would be appreciated. This comes from reading a b...
I'm with you there, Gary. I think the bar has been raised. Readers have become - I mean this in the nicest possible way - much more geeky over the years when it comes to fantasy. I do see an irony (in one forum in particular which shall remain nam...
I have written some Mythos SF "Black Sun" being the most famous. Again, in terms of markets, you're limited to APEX if you want to get paid for it. I'm working on a book of Mythos tales that follow human technology versus the Fungi of Yuggoth for ...
GW,
The best work I've ever read in this incorporates real human mythologies into Lovecraft's horrible prehistoric gods. This really isn't very hard to do and grounds the story so much better.
If you want to avoid or at least reduce the dark fant...
You are quite right about re-inventing the wheel in the Mythos. Yet another book! yet another monster with th's in its name. Yet another mythological town. I've been trying to move away from this type of Mythos tale with my Book Collector stories....
It is also so much more enjoyable when the author doesn't try to reinvent the wheel. Why create a scary monster haunting the American north west if Bigfoot would accomplish the same task? Likewise, I've read many a Lovecraft pastiche postulating s...
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- About Me:
- I've been a published author since 1987. I am currently the editor/publisher of Dark Worlds magazine. I also publish a daily Micro fiction newsletter called FLASHSHOT.
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- http://darkworlds21.blogspot.com
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- At 4:52am on August 11, 2009,
Peter Welmerink said…
- Hey Gary! Long time no see. Hope all is well with you. Ahhhh...the good ole days. :)
- At 7:13pm on August 2, 2009,
David Lee Summers said… - Thanks for adding me as a friend, GW.
- At 9:37pm on August 1, 2009,
Jason M. Waltz said… - Welcome GW - thanks for hooking up on Wonderlands!
- At 8:49pm on August 1, 2009,
Nick said…
- Welcome to Wonderlands, Gary!
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