Starlog

  • Interview with Published Author Fran Metzman “The Hungry Heart Stories”

    No, it is not a little blue woman from Mars (although that would be totally cool, too.) Today my humble little site is part of Fran Metzman’s promotional blog tour for the release of her short story collection:  THE HUNGRY HEART STORIES. Each of the twelve stories in Fran’s collection involves food as a means to… Read more

  • Liebster Blog Award! The Love Just Keeps on Flowing!

    Uber thanks to the incredibly talented Jenny Keller Ford for gracing me with the Liebster Blog award. She said the nicest thing to me when she awarded this: In order to thank you for all you do, I’m awarding you the Liebster Blog Award.     I couldn’t have come this far without your help.  I owe… Read more

  • Lesson Twenty Seven from a Manuscrupt Red-Line: Fluidity in Action-The Art of a Good Fight Scene

    An example of a poorly written action scene: Jason punched Eric in the face.  Eric fell to the floor.  Eric groaned and rolled over.  Jason wiped his chin and laughed.  Eric popped up, and Eric swung at Jason, but missed.  Jason ducked and swung at the same time.  Eric crumpled to the floor. (Yes, I… Read more

  • Origins Blogfest: What made you become a writer?

    I need to interrupt my normal Monday “Gold Mine Manuscript Rejection” Post because today I am part of the “Origins” Blogfest.  Tune in Wednesday for my  article showing what our favorite publisher red-lined about our beloved manuscript’s Action Scenes. The Origins Blog Fest This blogfest is all about your origins as a writer.  It can be when you started as a Journalist, what… Read more

  • A blog Award I’ve never even heard of! Honorable Mentions and Winners!

    Here’s a new one.  I guess this blog award hasn’t reached into the writer’s realm much, because I’ve never heard of it.  This is the “Awesome Blog Content” award.  How cool is that?  I was given this by Mid Life Ranting.  What I found interesting, was that of the six blogs chosen, I was the only… Read more

  • My Recent Brush with History: Ed Griffin and Dr. Martin Luther King

    The more I get into it, the more I think Social Networking is a really cool thing.  You just never know who you are going to meet… and the best meetings tend to happen when you least expect it. A lot of people hop on my blog.  If I see a new person, I like… Read more