Reposting this old favorite. Still so true!
Category Archives: rules
[Reading Rules] It’s no contest.
Pitch Slap: Authors, sometimes, there’s no excuse.
With some of these, there’s almost no faster way of sinking your book’s chances of being read. Don’t be that author.
Read it Aloud, I Dare You
You may be on the downward spiral if you realize your Author’s Note has become a pronunciation guide, and it’s going on seven pages.
Canaries, how do you say those McFlamer’izith’elf apostrophes in names?
Law of Reading #342
Overdose of goodness.
Small Chirp: Dear Paranormal Fiction
Dear Paranormal Fiction (and you too, Urban Fantasy),
There is a place and time for your heroine to volley smart-ass remarks. There is a place and time for your hero to be an insufferable bastard. Everywhere else, please make your characters act like human beings (even if they aren’t).
Gratefully,
Canaries
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View our other grumbles here.
Intervention:
Livin’ the Romance. Together.
Group of handsome immortals, finding soulmates. It's like a chain reaction.
Enter The Fandulgence Phase
When the going gets rough, the story gets going.
The Vampire Career Guide
In this economy, vampires need all the help they can get.
The Book Canaries 