I have recently learned through the writer side of my personal fb account, and furthermore via rightfully outraged and upset writers on Threads, that Meta (formerly Facebook) has been using pirated work to power Lib Gen. Read more about it here. If you're a writer with works out (including, and I'm not joking, fan fiction),... Continue Reading →
Might as well get this out the way. Fan Art Policy I don't mind fan art but please have your skin tones correct. I don't want to accept any colorist (also known as "shadeism") fan art, it will be returned. I'm a Black writer, I regularly depict my characters with medium and darker skin tones... Continue Reading →
Submitting stories suck. I've talked about that already in the past. But one thing I have also noticed in newer calls for stories are full of red flags. Wanting to be published is a powerful pull for any writer, regardless of background. And some do want to be publishers for a litany of reasons. Problem... Continue Reading →
Let’s get straight to the quick: If you’re considering to do Poor Man’s Copyright, where you take your work and mail it to yourself and never open it, don’t bother because it doesn’t even work and isn’t even real. (Also, this is for the US writers and our copyright system). I have a background of... Continue Reading →
I handwrite the vast majority of my works. I use a fancy fountain pen to do it. I write my works in one sitting. (My current record: 60,000 words in 7 days). I type my handwritten works almost right after into Zenwriter in roughly 2-3 days, sometimes 4. The works are usually typed in half... Continue Reading →
I talked about the tech I use to make my work and such. I also am very much old school in how I create (for example, I write long hand and bind my own journals) so let’s look at that. TWSBI 700VacR Pen, Extra Fine nib – I had such a hard time finding my... Continue Reading →
Since I’m independent, this means I have to do almost everything myself. When I’m done writing the story and it’s about to go to book form, that’s also all down to me. If I were traditionally published, there would be others doing the work for me (and screwing me quite a bit out of my... Continue Reading →
Sounds like an ad but it isn't. I guess it's a review? I book bind by hand, something I’ve talked about before here. It is a pain in the neck to bind printed documents and even worse when it comes to looking up how to do it because online searches assume you mean putting a... Continue Reading →
I always think it’s a little weird for me to send in my works to the LCCN/CIP department at the Library of Congress. LCCN stands for “Library of Congress Control Number”. CIP stands for “Cataloging in Publication”. What it is (pulled from the website): “The Cataloging in Publication (CIP) Program creates bibliographic records for forthcoming... Continue Reading →
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