Photo by Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, Flickr Cheers! Today begins the world-wide roast of Alex J. Cavanaugh, founder of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (IWSG), author of the sci-fi series, CassaStar, CassaFire, and the upcoming CassaStorm, blogger extraordinaire — and magician. Yes, magician. How he appears everywhere at once would baffle even The Great Houdini. … More Festivus Alexicus
Photo by Moyan Brenn, Flickr “If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise.” – Proverbs 15:31 NLT At some point in the writing process, your work will need to be scrutinized by different eyes in order to rise to the next level. If that sounds scary and intimidating, it’s because … More Journey To Wisdom
“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.” – Ayn Rand October 11th seems like a lifetime ago — a bygone era, the days of yore. A once upon a time when I still tread water and chased windmills on the same blog, before the split and … More I’d Like to Thank the Academy…
The cool table of young, hip writers. Needless to say, I wasn’t one of them. “At risk of sounding foully pompous, I think that writers’ groups are probably very useful at the beginning of a writer’s career.” – Bernard Cornwell This past weekend, the Big Bend area of the NaNoWriMo held their 2012 Kick-off Dinner, and … More Tallahassee NaNoWriMo Kick-Off Dinner
M.L. Swift, Writer 