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Men Writing for Men – The Male Enchanter
Today we continue our “tour” through a series of the top seven male archetypes that I have identified in my writing and in the writing of others. Many of these archetypes are clearly identifiable among certain genres, especially within the comic book world of heroes and villains. In other formats though, characters take on a …
Read three of my eBooks for FREE this week!
In order to celebrate “Read an eBook Week,” Smashwords is providing greater access to many great works written by their authors. As a SmashWords author, I have included three of my titles for FREE this week! I encourage you to try not only my eBooks, but those of other writers and genres that you may …
Men Writing for Men – The Male Scrapper
Archetypes can be difficult to pin down in the general sense because there are many different ways in which to analyze and they can also differ from culture to culture. For the purpose of defining these style types for the most benefit of my audience, I have identified seven specific archetypes that are either most …
Are eBooks the new get rich quick scheme?
Writers knew this day was coming. We weren’t exactly sure when it would come, but 2011 marked the year that eBook sales surpassed those of printed books. There is good news in the fact that revenues for eBooks in 2011 was projected to hit $3.2 billion, but writer beware. The projected revenues for eBooks continue …
Men Writing for Men – The Male Nomad
The second male archetype as defined in MenWritingForMen is the Male Nomad. This archetype is one of the most difficult to pin down. The difficulty arises in the craftiness and intelligence often exhibited by the nomad. While most nomads find it difficult to trust almost all other archetypes, the Warrior probably cares the least for …
Men Writing for Men – The Male Warrior Archetype
Archetypes can be difficult to pin down in the general sense because there are many different ways in which to analyze and they can also differ from culture to culture. For the purpose of defining these style types for the most benefit of my audience, I have identified seven specific archetypes that are either most …
Writing for Men – Leadership
This conversation has started a little bit slower than I had anticipated, but I do think we have a good start. I would like to clarify that in this discussion, when I say “man,” I mean no dilineation between “real” or otherwise. I consider all men to be real, therefore the object of this discussion …
Two more short stories released!
I have released two more titles from my first Civil War Short Stories collection! Slough of Despondence A man’s identity is sometimes all he has. When he loses the one thing he understands most, the world around him can descend rapidly into chaos and confusion. Caught between the stalled battle lines of warring armies, the loss of …
Men Writing for Men – Regaining Manhood
The purpose of Men Writing for Men is not to disparage the great many women author who pen tremendous stories. Rather, this conversation is to encourage men to rekindle the masculine spirit that has become hidden amongst a culture of exaggerated sensitivity and feminine censorship. Women can indeed write great tales of adventure, mystery and …
Blogging Basics – What’s your story?
Now you know what a blog is and have done enough research to be able to choose the blogging software you will use to get started. The next step, before jumping in feet first, is to decide what you are going to blog about. There industry term for this is a “niche.” The “niche” is …
Slough of Despondence now online!
The second installment of my Civil War Short Stories, Volume 1, is titled “Slough of Despondence,” and is now online as an eBook. This short story is about a man searching for a lost identity in a strange land and under extreme duress. The original story was half as long in order to qualify for the …
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Men Writing for Men
Men do still read, don’t they? Of course they do! Men, it is time to face the fact that much of our writing is not reaching our male audience. The women have figured out their audience and they even manage to pull in a great number of male readers. It is time that male authors, …
Why write historical fiction
When you ask people what they least favorite subjects were in school, chances are that history is going rank high on that list. Perhaps this is the reason that one of my most often asked questions is, “Why do you write historical fiction?” Follow up comments usually include comments about all the dates and names …
Blogging Basics – Ten Popular Platforms
When making the decision to begin the creation process of a blog, the first thing you need to decide is which platform you are going to utilize. There are several to choose from, even beyond those listed here. Before listing the different platforms, what you need to understand is that a platform is similar to …
The writing life does not have to be a sentence to solitary confinement
There are typically two prevailing mental images that come to a person’s mind when they hear that you are a writer. The first is of disheveled figure, locked away in a dimly lit room, trudging away at a keyboard. The second is of someone dressed in some form of relaxed attire, sipping upon a cup …
Blogging Basics – Introduction
Blogging is a vastly popular and powerful medium for writers of all skills levels and interests. If you haven’t yet joined the millions of others enjoying the benefits and adventure of publishing a blog, there is still time to join in the fun. We’ll start of with some very basic information that you will need …
Scrolls of Nordaan – The New Dawn
“The gray-green of dawn broke quietly over the land of Nordaan, a thin layer of evening dew still covered Castle Paradran. A flock of white-winged Tanjers fluttered across the gray-green horizon as dawn broke quietly over the land of Nordaan. Thin lines of white smoke trailed upward from the many chimneys of Castle Paradran. A …
Favorite Writing Quotes
Writers are always looking for sources of encouragement and inspiration. Quotes from other writers often fulfill such a calling, so here are some of my favorites. The list will grow over time as I encounter more words of wisdom and inspiration. Quotes About the Writing Craft If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to …
FAST Writing Ideas Template
There it is again, that blasted blinking cursor. The writer’s worst nightmare! There truly is nothing more damaging to a writer’s ego than a silent, blinking cursor. Incomplete thoughts are troubling and bad ideas are frustrating, but to have no ideas is a point of lament. I, like most writers, have struggled through the silence many …
