A recent Lyrical Press interview with David McCaleb: Q: How did you get started as an author? What inspired you? A: I had a first chapter written for a while, but never developed it. Red was being interviewed/interrogated by detective Carter, after Red had killed a couple muggers in self-defense. I had re-written, edited, and polished […]
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I am often asked how I wrote my first novel and persevered through print. In truth, it was like raising children - I question whether I would’ve consented to the matter had I fully understood the journey ahead. But such endeavors don’t throw every lesson upon our shoulders at once. So it was with writing. I [...] Continue ReadingEditors Deserve Our Respect
“If there exists any manner for your writing to be misunderstood, that is the path your reader will assume.” Every reader possesses an inner narcissist, some more active than others, who projects their own bias onto any ill-defined scenario. As a fiction author, this concept is doubly worthy of consideration. Which is one reason a […]
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