Josh Vogt - Fantasy Author & Freelancer Posts

Over at DeepGenre, Edelman has posted a second article discussing the way, or at least, his way to write a novel. If you missed the first part, it’s here. It involved the basic steps…such as coming up with an idea for a novel in the first place and actually committing…

Since most folks are lolling about at home today, including myself, here’s a simple diversion from whatever productive tasks you’ve just now managed to get yourself worked up for: http://thebrothersart.com/section/2281.html I enjoy something of the surreal in art because it lets me pick out whatever details I want to see…

Computer mouse not working. Much frustration ensues while trying to get anything done involving technology. Off to buy a new one. Smiles will be seen tomorrow.  Subscribe in a reader

I’ve posted various projects, sketches and other misc. that Alex CF has created in his varied steampunk/old-world fantasy/alternate history vein. He has continued to build incredible sculptures of carnivorous plants, put together kits for hunting vampires and werewolves, some must-haves for the Lovecraft fan, and occasionally some gloves, or other…

A fun article lists nine bookstores worth a tourist stop. Any of them in your area? I know some guys from Portland who kept telling me about Powell’s, so maybe when I visit them, I’ll get a chance to drop by there as well. Cool thing is, I’ve lived near…

If someone creates a useful tool these days, you can bet someone else will whip up its antithesis. Email turned into spam. Social networking turned into a glut of silly videos and online quizzes that correlate your eye color with your love life. Even Wikipedia now has its arch-nemesis in…

Can it be a dream come true if it involves not sleeping? Perhaps you’re struggling to catch up on whatever writing quotas/deadlines you’ve set for yourself. Or maybe you just want to stay up late playing games to distract yourself from your latest writing project. Either way, this haphazard sleeping…

Click on Ian Irvine’s website link below and look for “The Truth About Publishing” in the left hand panel. http://www.ian-irvine.com/ What you’ve got there is an insider’s perspective on the before-and-after misconceptions and pitfalls that accompany being published. Some great insight here, plus he blasts holes in the buckets of…

Justine Larbalestier gives her advice on rewriting…not just line-by-line grammar and spelling check, but how to teach yourself to address the big issues of your writing: pacing, character development, chapter arrangement and so on. The big parts of literary surgery that can determine whether your story lives or dies. http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=890…

How you can wake up to a sixty degree, sun-shiny day, and have the weather report promising 2-4 inches of snow by nightfall. I’m not arguing, since we be lovin’ the snow, but right now this day has some serious catching up to do if it’s going to live up…