By: Lenora Rose
Jo Walton: I am not Scalzi, and i have not yet read his latest book, but I think there is a major difference between the crew members in Expendable and the Star Trek Redshirts; Redshirts are...
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As someone who has read, and enjoyed immensely, both books, what Lenora says is completely correct. The books are about completely different things altogether. It’s sort of like saying that given...
View ArticleBy: Gulliver
@ jj Six archetypes. Five plots. Four characters. Three settings. Two narratives. And on literary theory to rule them all!
View ArticleBy: Alma
Thank you, John. Your analysis is always always ALWAYS appreciated. Former senior analyst for CIA, NSA–Alma “WTF did I do to my life becoming a novelist?” Katsu
View ArticleBy: Patrick Gant
The best work always comes from the heart rather than hatched in some boardroom. Good to see this lesson repeated. I’d be interested to hear more about the promotional aspect of your book launch: how...
View ArticleBy: W. Jack Savage
I am the self published author of three novels and two short story collections. I’m a writer, not a salesman. I pay almost no attention at all to marketing of any kind and therefore I sell few books....
View ArticleBy: Elisa Nuckle
Reblogged this on <a href="http://elisanuckle.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/465/" rel="nofollow">Elisa Nuckle</a> and commented: Honestly, I feel this list is important for all writers to...
View ArticleBy: Seth Gordon
I only got about fifty pages into <i>Expendables</i>. I don’t mean to say it’s a <em>bad</em> book, but it just Wasn’t My Thing, whereas <i>Redshirts</i> was Very...
View ArticleBy: Jacqui Talbot
Reblogged this on <a href="http://justjacqui2.com/2012/06/30/869/" rel="nofollow">justjacqui2</a> and commented: Great info from one of my favorite science fiction novels. If you're not...
View ArticleBy: S.C. Jensen
Reblogged this on <a href="http://catsliminalspace.com/2014/03/11/how-to-build-a-new-york-times-bestseller-or-maybe-not/" rel="nofollow">Cat's Liminal Space</a> and commented: Not that I'm...
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