Thursday, August 28, 2025

Dan Baldwin on Publishing Agreements

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 Donis here. My friend Dan Baldwin is a writer extraordinaire. He writes fiction and non-fiction, self publishes and publishes traditionally...
Monday, August 25, 2025

You Can't Go Home Again

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by Thomas Kies Thomas Wolfe wrote the novel You Can’t Go Home Again.  I saw just how true that is when, a few weeks ago, I went back to wher...
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Saturday, August 23, 2025

Messages From The Cosmos

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 I'm not a woo-woo type of a person. But sometimes, things that defy explanation cause me to acknowledge a realm beyond our physical rea...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Deadlines and Short Stories

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 by Sybil Johnson I have a love/hate relationship with deadlines. Having one gets me writing more consistently, but it also stresses me out...
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

How Far?

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 by Charlotte Hinger The job market is changing. More than a few friends and family have been beating the bushes for jobs. This includes peo...
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Monday, August 18, 2025

Why this mystery writer also works as a private investigator

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I want to write incredible stories about interesting people in wild, dramatic situations with deep thoughts and insight, and flash action sc...
Thursday, August 14, 2025

Big Fish, Little Pond

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Oklahoma Promotin'  Donis here. Since my fellow Type M-ers are musing about promotion, allow me to share an excellent  piece of advice I...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

DIY Experimentation

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by Catherine Dilts I’ve noticed clever graphics on social media by fellow authors. I wondered whether they were developed by their publish...
Monday, August 11, 2025

Point of Sale

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 by Thomas Kies Most of us have been there.  You go to a planned book signing at a library or a bookstore where nobody has heard of you and ...
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Friday, August 08, 2025

Novella Finished and Out With Beta Readers

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By Shelley Burbank Happy Friday, Friends!  How's your summer going so far? Have you written all the words, read all the books, soake...
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Wednesday, August 06, 2025

Creepypasta and more

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 by Sybil Johnson Today it’s random thoughts day for me. I don’t know if it’s because I’m a writer or if everyone has random thoughts throug...
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Tuesday, August 05, 2025

Colorado Book Awards

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 By Charlotte Hinger The Colorado Book Awards event was held Saturday, July 26. I was thrilled that Mary's Place was a finalist for the...
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Monday, August 04, 2025

Alert the physicists!

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 Michael Chandos Alert the physicists! Time has changed. For me, at least. When I was a kid, sometimes time dragged by. Now, with me over 70...
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Thursday, July 31, 2025

I'll Take Mine With a Twist

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 Since good writers copy and great writer steal*, I'm always looking for good ideas to lift from other authors. Not plagiarism, of cours...
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Are we headed for self-destruction?

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 Once more I have managed to miss my last Type M post day, so this time I decided that no matter how busy the summer is and how tired I am b...
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Bearing Fruit – On Your Own Terms

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by Catherine Dilts I picked my first tomato Saturday. Colorado backyard gardeners compare their efforts to other regions at their emotiona...
Monday, July 28, 2025

Ten Commandments for Mystery Writers?

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 By Thomas Kies The first thing I write on the blackboard when I start teaching a creative writing class is “There Are No Rules”. But in rea...
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Saturday, July 26, 2025

The Bedrock of the Publishing Industry

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When it comes to books, we writers like to interview other writers, editors, literary agents, publicists, but how often do we pick the brain...
Friday, July 25, 2025

A Story Idea Developing in Real Time

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As Recorded on a Facebook Post by Shelley Burbank One of the perennial questions readers ask authors is, "Where do you get your ideas?...