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ExperienceThank You Sir May I Have Another

Cheap Wine May Disappear for a While

Normally I couldn’t care a whit about California, well, I would care even less about it if my two cousins would come to their senses and return to America from it. Hollywood movies aren’t even shot in Hollywood anymore so each day California has even less to like about it.…
Roland HughesOctober 22, 2017
ExperiencePublishingSocietyStoriesTechnologyThank You Sir May I Have Another

A Never Ending Supply of Orphans

The Internet and cheap computers enables any moose with ears to write and publish without editing pretty much anything they want. Content on the Internet seems to double every six months while the quality of the Internet seems to be cut by half in half that time. So much drivel…
Roland HughesOctober 19, 2017October 18, 2017
ExperienceSocietyThank You Sir May I Have Another

We Moved On

This post was inspired by Ollie’s “Dear Eddie” post. While it is not a complete answer and it is probably too late on a Sunday for me to be in glorious writing mode, I wanted to take a run at it. Perhaps others can chime in with their own tales…
Roland HughesOctober 16, 2017December 6, 2025
ExperienceStories

Those Nagging Little Questions – Chapter 3 – What’s Wrong With This?

A writer of any genre, even a technical writer, must continually ask themselves this question. Be certain your readers are. How did your character go from naked in the bedroom to fully dressed in the living room in only one paragraph which mentioned nothing about getting dressed? Why was the…
Roland HughesOctober 15, 2017September 22, 2017
PublishingSocietyStories

How Many Years Out Do You Plan Your Story Arcs?

I love great science fiction. Not just things people call great science fiction because of the special effects, but great science fiction. Recently I broke down and purchased Dr. Who seasons 1-9. Yes, I had seen many of them and many of them more than once, but, I decided it…
Roland HughesOctober 14, 2017
ExperienceThank You Sir May I Have Another

And the Catholic Church Wonders Why People Leave It in Droves

This morning I stumbled across this story. How draconian! Speaking as someone who fell away from the Catholic church less than 30 seconds after high school graduation, even I am stunned at this story. It was a white suit for crying out loud. I don’t remember what it was, but…
Roland HughesOctober 13, 2017
ExperienceReviewsSocietyThank You Sir May I Have Another

Marketing Means Don’t Be an Asshole

Over the past few weeks emails like this one have been circling around. ==== Subject: Do You Want MORE Reviews For Your Newest Book? Hello, I saw on Goodreads that you are interested in getting more reviews for your newly published book. I am offering an inexpensive book review tour…
Roland HughesOctober 10, 2017

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