This is a hurdle: More often than not, we see hurdles as barriers we cannot overcome. We make them into walls. But they’re not walls. They’re just obstacles, and you can soar over obstacles. Sure, you might trip now and then...
So. The 7th Annual Author Fest of the Rockies is taking place September 28th & 29th in Manitou Springs Colorado. I’ll be there doing a couple of presentations; Podcasting for Creatives and Social Media for Authors. If you are in...
You should know by now that I’m involved with several podcasts. Over at the Functional Nerds, I’m a co-host/producer, which means that I’m a part of every show, and I edit / produce every show. Over at SF Signal, I am the host...
/begin random thoughts Staring at a sunbeam makes you realize – there’s a lot of crap floating around in the air… * * * The oil change light in your car is just a recommendation sort of thing, right? I mean, if you track it by...
A little while ago, I put up a post titled ‘I’d like to blog for you’. The concept was simple – I’d write a blog post for your blog, based on a subject or topic of your choosing, and vice versa. The first person to...
I thought I would take a moment to summarize all the advice out there on the web and in books and magazines for us unpublished authors. Hopefully you will find this as insightful and illuminating as I have. Here it is: Write. Thanks for stopping...
(Edit: Mister Modesitt sent me an email asking that I clarify a couple things, which I am more than happy to do – as I said, I was relying on my own memory here. So I have gone through and -fixed- errors, using strikethrough in red so you...
I remember the first time I saw the word ‘apoplectic’ and wondering, what in the name of heaven is that?! What does it mean? Where did it come from?! I was intrigued. I saw it again, years later, in the Robert Jordan ‘Wheel of...
I want to start his post by saying that I have NOT entered any of these contests. Not yet, anyway. But since I was doing some research, I decided that it would be nice of me to share it with all of you. Having said that, I would like to offer a...
© 2009, Patrick Hester. All Rights Reserved Tales from The New Universe: SuperHero The thing about being a superhero is that everyone expects you to save the day all the time, to be on your toes no matter what, to have all the answers. No one...
I decided an update was in order on my various writing projects. Woot, right? I know you were really curious what’s been going on so here it is. #1 Sam Kane Synopsis: Sam Kane is a detective with the Denver PD – it’s her first...
In tenth grade, college prep English, we did a lot of creative writing. We also did a lot of reading. None of the reading was genre stuff – no fantasy or scifi. It was mostly ‘literature’, which is fine, but I’ve always...
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