Misty Massey
Years ago, when I was still learning how to put a story together, I was invited by the local newspaper to review books for their weekly book page. I was thrilled – not only did I get free books, but I’d have a unique opportunity to study what made books work and what didn’t, [...]
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     | Last weekend I was talking with a good friend about a book we’d both recently finished reading. The writing was brilliant, and the first half of the book had promised glorious results. But somewhere along the way, something went wrong. The main character’s behavior changed, suddenly and for no discernible reason. [...] David was talking about the need for writers to promote their own work. It may not be what we like doing, but it’s a given in the modern publishing age. Publishers just don’t have the money to push every book they release equally. It’s a business choice – they’re going to put [...] When I was a kid, I loved to write letters to authors who’d impressed me. They were typed on an old manual typewriter, on clean white paper that I folded and slipped into a long white envelope, addressed to the author in care of his publisher’s address, stamped and sent away. I didn’t really expect [...] Last Friday morning, I had the delightful pleasure of being interviewed via webcam by the Dutch Fork High School Beyond the Best Sellers class. I was nervous – I’d never been interviewed that way before! When the connection went through, several of the students growled “Arrrrr!” in their most terrifying piratical fashion, and [...] When I was in high school, I wrote a short story about a catlike alien soldier whose ship crash-landed on a planet under the control of her enemies. She reported her position, but her people ordered her to make her way to a less dangerous spot for retrieval. Along the way, she found a wounded [...] | This is a 2D-barcode containing the address of our Many companies provide barcode readers that you can install on your mobile, and all of the following are compatible with this format: | ||
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