Author Interview with Rob Santana
This month’s Author Interview is with Rob Santana. Rob is a writer and filmmaker. Two of his feature films have screened at several festivals. His work has been traditionally published in various on-line magazines. His books 9/10: The Night Before & The Spot on the Wall are currently available on Amazon. What are common traps for aspiring writers? Those endless pop-ups on my iPhone, email, and PC from various editing services, which begin with their regular prices, then are w
Diagnosis Manuscript
You’ve just finished writing your Magnum Opus. It’s beautiful and shiny and ready for your writer/editor friends to critique. You hand it off to your writer’s group. The critiques roll in, and you cringe as you read/hear them. The euphoria of offering up your latest sacrifice of words turns to horror as your words are dissected and shredded. A valuable tool for writers, and especially self-publishers, is a critique group. It’s important to find one that offers actual construc
Why Writers are Batman
Imagine yourself in front of a room of more than a hundred eight and nine-year-old kids. Scary thought, I know. They see you as a celebrity of a sort because you have done something they have only dreamed about. You have published a book. Now, imagine that you have been asked to impart some wisdom to these young minds about what it takes to be a writer. Hold the phone, you say, what do I know about being a writer? Fear courses through your veins as you imagine a shark infeste
