Nov 2, 2016 | My Publications, Writing
In September, I mentioned the launch of Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, I will be posting the book on my blog. So, here is the next installment, listing beats you can use to convey: Interest Commonly used in a...
Oct 30, 2016 | Free Stuff, My Publications
Following this blog’s tradition, this is this year’s Halloween story. Enjoy! Never Better “Hey, Pat.” The sun in my eyes blinds me as I squint to see Anne approach. “Hey.” She throws her bag onto the grass and sits down beside me with a little hop. “So,...
Oct 28, 2016 | My Publications, Writing
Last month, I mentioned the launch of Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, here is the next installment from the book. It lists beats you can use to convey: Indifference Indifference can be hard to convey through a...
Oct 26, 2016 | Maps and Infographics, My friends' Guest Posts
This is a guest post by Lucy Adams of BuzzEssay, who prepared this fine infographic. Storytelling Quotes from Great Writers Books are much more than just means of communication. They are sources of knowledge that help to understand the surrounding world, to interpret...
Oct 25, 2016 | Events and Giveaways
October is closing with a bang, as author C.C. Ekeke has organized an amazing giveaway of 26 sci-fi books from different subgenres. I am participating with Pearseus: Rise of the Prince. Please note that this is an actual giveaway, not a one-winner-takes-all promo....
Oct 24, 2016 | My Publications
“Each story is like watching an old episode of the Twilight Zone” ~ C. Mackay Great news for those who love short stories of a science or speculative fiction nature, and who enjoy my writing. I have collected my Short SSF Stories series in a single bundle,...
Oct 22, 2016 | Fun Historical Facts
Two lovely videos that explain first the traditional book-making process, then the modern one. I hope you find them as fascinating as I did! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRKsW-oVcHg The Art of Making a BookPowered By the Tweet This PluginTweet...
Oct 20, 2016 | Fun Historical Facts
Born in 1623, Lady Margaret Cavendish was an outspoken aristocrat who traveled in circles of scientific thinkers and broke ground on proto-feminism, natural philosophy (the 17th-century term for science), and social politics. As far as I am concerned, however, she...
