Today’s Sherlock Holmes’ parody was the product of the “Mad” magazine of the Victorian era. “Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday” was a weekly comic magazine that is considered to be the first to feature a recurring character. A “sloper” in slang is someone who slopes around evading creditors and other people they wish to avoid. A […]
Saturday was a typical Pennsylvania February day, chilly, damp, and enough fog to star in a Stephen King novel. Which made it the perfect day to jump in the car and meet some local romance writers. For the past couple of years, Ashcombe Farm and Greenhouses in Mechanicsburg has hosted a “Love Is In the […]
As I explained last week, in the process of researching material for volume 6 of the 223B Casebook project, I came across some Sherlock Holmes art by Frederic Dorr Steele that appeared in the Washington Times newspaper. This is the second half with illustrations from four of the stories. First, from “The Lion’s Mane,” one […]
Two announcements: This coming weekend, Teresa and I will be visiting Ashcombe Farms for their “Love Is in the Air” event. This event is for romance writers, so we’re not going to be selling books. We’re just attending. But we are going for a specific reason. Self-education is an important part of any business. Seeing […]
Work on Volume 6 of the 223B Casebook Series is still going on. I’ve got to write 16 introductions, add a dozen more footnotes, add the corrections from the beta reader and wrap up five years of Conan Doyle’s life. I want to get the book finished by the end of February, and right now […]
Have you ever wish you could join a novel workshop where you can talk with a published author on how to plot your novel? Or talk to a freelance editor on the nuances of critiquing your work? Writers in central Pennsylvania who want to write a novel but feel they need guidance will get a […]
While writing the Career Indie Author, I discovered a new way of thinking about our job. I call it the Six Self-Publishing Principles. This book is for writers who are in the business for the long-term. It’s for people who want to make money. There is nothing wrong with writing for yourself, or writing books […]
In the process of researching material for volume 6 of the 223B Casebook project, I came across some of Sherlock Holmes art by Frederic Dorr Steele. These three can be found online, but some of others are new to me. They certainly aren’t available at the size I’m displaying them. I’ll share some more next […]
When you’ve met your writing goals, why not take a break and catch up on the best advice from authors? The goal here is not to flood you with tons of information, but compile a curated list of information that I’ve found helpful. Stuff that can clarify this seemingly chaotic industry, or provide techniques and […]
Last week, we talked about creating a worldbuilding wiki to store information. We started with a simple organizing structure using Word’s file and folders, and a slightly more complicated version using OneNote.
Now we’ll look at Scrivener and some wiki programs.