The Carus Chronicles

I planned to start my "Writer Wednesday" series in January, but I've had a bunch of people ask me how to do this, so I thought I'd publish this post early. Here's how to configure the Goodreads Widget to only show your good reviews (with pictures!!!). Now before anyone gets mad at me or argues I'm "hiding the truth" from readers or being misleading... No! A writer's website is one of their best marketing tools. No brand is going to post or advertise their poor reviews. I'm not pretending I don't have any. Of course I do. Everyone does. I had a reviewer give me a three star review because she didn't like my British spellings (note: Canada uses a combination of British and American spellings, and not only am I Canadian, this book was set in Canada). I've had another reviewer give me two stars because she didn't like my explanation regarding foghorn usage during storms (I was trying to show, not tell, how the character ...

Welcome to my blog. I plan to discuss all things strange, including my current foray into the world of publishing. A lot of authors are very knowledgeable about the industry, and while I'm no slouch (or at least not a complete imbecile), there's a lot I don't know. A lot! Thank goodness for the power of Google, reference books like, 'The 2013 Writer's Market,' and the sage advice of friends and colleagues. Since I often don't have much to say, or to be more precise, much to say that I feel other people would value reading, I'll end my first blog post with one of my favorite comic book quotes: “Accidents happen. That’s what everyone says. But in a quantum universe there are no such things as accidents, only possibilities and probabilities  folded into existence by perception”  -  Dr. Manhattan