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Here are the Blogs in the Promoting Writing category.
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Simultaneous submissions hurts my brain OR Not your mama's writer's block
That's right. Simultaneous submissions hurts my brain. Allow me to clarify that odd statement in the form of a performance piece by 70s duo Shields and Yarnell.
Kidding. But do allow me a quick aside.
My wife is enrolled in night college. She's currently taking a composition class. ...Read More...
Posted on 10/12/2011 6:21 AM by Thomas McAuley
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
General rules for creating a solid query letter
Being specifically interested in creating a query letter for my novella, I did a little research into the subject and found that there are no substantial difference between those touting novels and those touting novellas. The formula is entirely the same, except you add either "novella" or ...Read More...
Posted on 10/11/2011 3:13 AM by Thomas McAuley
Saturday, 21 May 2011
Lyn Mettler explains the Twitter hashtag well
To my wife's certain disappointment, I'm going to touch on another Twitter topic. Sorry, gal. I love you and do listen to you ::smooches::
But, face it, marketing is key to success in any venture, and with publishing going the way it has been in the last few years, a writer's platform ...Read More...
Posted on 05/21/2011 12:01 AM by Thomas McAuley
Thursday, 12 May 2011
Peer support! Twitter scores its first clear win.
For the longest time, I didn't know for sure why I was spending all the time on Twitter. There are a ton of authors, most of which are more intent on selling their wares. That's in no way a bad thing. Reading what they're doing, checking out their sites, blogs and books all teaches new and ...Read More...
Posted on 05/12/2011 12:46 AM by Thomas McAuley
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Thomas McAuley passes 200 blog postings!
I would like to join...me...in congratulating...me...for reaching a very important (to me) milestone of 200 blog posts. I've enjoyed blogging about writing, the writing life and the part of a writer's life that has little or nothing to do with writing. Here's to another 200. Join me in watching ...Read More...
Posted on 05/03/2011 12:01 AM by Thomas McAuley
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
My introduction to Jack Ketchum, sans the introduction
I was able to enjoy the close presence of Jack Ketchum throughout the day on Friday at the World Horror Con in Austin.
Sanford Allen, whom I roomed with for the weekend, strongly suggested I attend Ketchum's Q&A. Sanford said that, among other qualities, Ketchum had a unique skill ...Read More...
Posted on 05/03/2011 12:37 AM by Thomas McAuley
Monday, 2 May 2011
Thomas McAuley reaches 666 Twitter followers. Dark fiction street cred?
In the course of thanking and following on Twitter, I couldn't help but notice I'd hit an interesting milestone. Interesting, that is, to a dark fantasy author.
666 followers. The stat of the beast.
I'm not a satanist by any stretch of the imagination. I'm cuddly and peace-loving, ...Read More...
Posted on 05/02/2011 8:16 AM by Thomas McAuley
Saturday, 23 April 2011
Terrific Google results OR Dark fiction boner alert
I have faith that most if not all of us Google ourselves now and again, but I'm marketing my writing and, therefore, myself, so I'd be remiss not to do so with more than a normal frequency. And to my professional gratification, "Thomas McAuley," "Thomas S. McAuley" and the ...Read More...
Posted on 04/23/2011 8:13 AM by Thomas McAuley
Friday, 25 March 2011
Flesh Eaters by San Antonio writer, Joe McKinney, ready for consumption
Pretty freakin' witty title for a post about a book about zombies, eh? Like my sister says. She says, "Thomas. You're so full of wit." Or at least that's what it sounds like she's saying. She's usually frustrated and screaming it.
Anyway, the important things is that ...Read More...
Posted on 03/25/2011 12:00 AM by Thomas McAuley
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
At least three lessons from Mary Rajotte from maryrajotte.com
As I do daily, I went over my comments to blog posts to see if anyone in the world finally cared enough to look my way.
Sigh.
And, lo, a mistress of dark fiction, Mary Rajotte (rah-ZHOT being the correct pronunciation) stopped by. She had spotted a error that I discovered I had included in not ...Read More...
Posted on 03/23/2011 8:34 AM by Thomas McAuley
Sunday, 13 March 2011
Blogging experiment: Blogging every day garners mixed results
A couple weeks ago, I decided to blog something every day. My logic was, I'd give folks something interesting to look at every day. Most days, I'd include something that had to do with writing, but some days, I'd have something about me, the non-writing Thomas McAuley.
I found that there ...Read More...
Posted on 03/13/2011 7:27 AM by Thomas McAuley
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Finally, The Acknowledgement I Deserve!
There is a scene in Steve Martin's The Jerk where Martin's Character, Navin R. Johnson, gets excited about the smallest amount of recognition:
Navin R. Johnson: The new phone book's here! The new phone book's here!
Harry Hartounian: Boy, I wish I could get that excited about nothing.
Navin R. ...Read More...
Posted on 11/09/2010 10:08 AM by Thomas McAuley
Monday, 1 November 2010
Our Writing / Critique Group -- Drafthouse -- Has a Name and a Logo
I am a website designer and occasional graphic designer. I designed the San Antonio Writers Guild site [at sawritersguild.com] as well as the site you're looking at, ThomasMcAuley.com, so when the members of our awesome writing and critique group settled on a name last week, I got inspired and applied ...Read More...
Posted on 11/01/2010 4:17 PM by Thomas McAuley
Sunday, 1 August 2010
Another Month: Updates and Big Changes
It's hard to believe it's already the 8th month of 2010. Staying busy really keeps the time sprinting by. Below are a couple updates, the titles for which can be applied to writing or underwear. Please enjoy them and the giant underwear rug I found a picture of.
Guilty of Stuffing.
The stuffy my ...Read More...
Posted on 08/01/2010 9:53 PM by Thomas McAuley
Thursday, 29 July 2010
The Better Writing Blog Goes Facebook...and Twitter...and Confusing
This is a short time of transition for The Better Writing Blog by Thomas McAuley. My wife recently passed along that Facebook has -- and apparently has had for a while now -- an app or whatever it's called...called NetworkeBlogs. It allows bloggers to post their blog in a Facebook directory. It makes ...Read More...
Posted on 07/29/2010 2:23 AM by Thomas McAuley
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
A Rant on My Loathing Submission
The San Antonio Writers Guild, as I've mentioned before, has "The Judy Award" for the member who has received the most rejections in a calendar year, the logic being, "If you don't submit, you can't get published." Simple logic. I believe it, too. But when it comes to making a choice ...Read More...
Posted on 11/24/2009 5:52 AM by Thomas McAuley
Thursday, 16 July 2009
The Newer New Look for thomasmcauley.com
I understand that the last "new" look only lived from may until today but the change to the present look was necessary.
Improvements:
Blog - The star of the new look is the blog feature. On the old look, I created pages which looked like a blog; however, they were not searchable or ...Read More...
Posted on 07/16/2009 7:15 AM by Thomas McAuley
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
New thomasmcauley.com Look Introduced
You're looking at it: the new look for thomasmcauley.com.
Responding to some criticism my last site was getting--"type is too small," "columns are too narrow," etc.--I spent today reworking the look and feel of my site. I enlarged the type and I may enlarge it again, depending upon ...Read More...
Posted on 05/26/2009 7:09 AM by Thomas McAuley
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Social Networking
Viva la Internet! I've spent a good chunk of time in the last couple weeks setting up and filling out my Facebook account.
Look me up. I'm at Thomas McAuley or if you have an account, you can also click here and get there directly.
For a while, I wasn't sure how effective Facebook could be as a marketing ...Read More...
Posted on 07/09/2008 9:29 PM by Thomas McAuley
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