Category: On Writing – Page 6 – Guy Anthony De Marco

Guy Anthony De Marco

Speculative Fiction Author

Guy Anthony De Marco

Speculative Fiction Author

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New Guest Post at The Fictorians

I have another guest post over on The Fictorians, a literary blog that has monthly themes. This month, the theme

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Fiction Writing Assessment

From the brilliant Tim Waggoner, here’s an assessment form for use in teaching, workshops, or even critique groups. At the

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Facebook Pages: Are they worth your time?

Almost every book marketing eBook I read says I should get out on Facebook and spew information on my current

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Freebie Friday: Con Name Placard

I’ve been to too many conventions where name placards were not available for the panelists. Usually MileHiCon is on the

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Facebook Pages — Are They Worth Your Time?

I have a page for my author activities over on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/SpeculativeFictionAuthor). Most of my author friends also have their own

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NaNoPrepMo

Only a couple of weeks until NaNoWriMo begins. Coffee shops across the nation will notice a huge uptick in caffeine-infused

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Submitted: The Strangelet to Apokrupha

Sent in a 418-word short story to Apokrupha’s Vignettes from the End of the World anthology. They’re looking for stories

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Asana

Since Tonya and I collaborate on work, and she is also my full-time business manager, we needed to get organized.

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Eyeballs and Submissions

Nothing like getting your eyeballs poked and puffed while having each iris large enough to drop a nickel through. Ah,

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5 Lies Self Published Authors Tell

1. I’m selling X books This is probably the biggest lie that self-published authors tell. Everyone wants to be