I’ve never been particularly great with titles for my work. Either they come to me completely out of the blue and without context, or I have to work and work and revise and think and eventually, hopefully, come up with something. I seriously have a list of titles for books that have absolutely no context […]
Archive for September, 2013
Eight Points To Consider When You Name Your Book
Posted: 28th September 2013 by Jason Kristopher in On Writing, The CraftTags: Writing
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The Apocalypse is Attractive, and a Short Film called “Hypocentre”
Posted: 25th September 2013 by Jason Kristopher in Everything ElseTags: Apocalypse, Book of Revelation, end of the world, short films, vimeo
Clearly, I find “the apocalypse” attractive on some level. After all, I’ve written about it in my The Dying of the Light trilogy. Of course, that was a zombie apocalypse, but the point is the same: We’re fascinated by the end of the world. Except, that’s not necessarily what the word “apocalypse” actually means: From wikipedia: An apocalypse (Ancient Greek: ἀποκάλυψιςapocálypsis, from ἀπό and καλύπτω meaning […]
Everything You Thought You Knew About Creativity Is Wrong
Posted: 25th September 2013 by Jason Kristopher in On WritingTags: Creativity, Genesis of Creation, Huffington Post, Writing
I’ve often said that creativity, that idea generation, is a learned, practicable skill – meaning it is a skill than can be practiced and enhanced with use. I’ve even led workshops on this idea at conventions (stay tuned for the post about that). Absolutely anyone can learn to generate ideas, can learn to be creative, as […]
Even More New Audiobooks!
Posted: 23rd September 2013 by Jason Kristopher in My WorkTags: ACX.com, Amazon.com, Audible, Audiobook, Falcon Sound Company, iTunes, Short story
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, the staff over at my favorite audio production company, Falcon Sound Company, and my favorite narrator, Andy McFerrin, have been supremely busy, and have knocked out four new audiobooks for all my fans to listen to. Click the links below each pic for the Audible versions. Get the […]
The Grey Gecko Press Fund for Staci Reed
Posted: 22nd September 2013 by Jason Kristopher in Everything ElseTags: Colorado, Staci Reed
17 Quotes On Writing That Every Wannabe Author Should Read
Posted: 18th September 2013 by Jason Kristopher in On Writing, The CraftTags: Writing
I get a lot of stuff like this sent to me, or someone links me in a post on Facebook, or I stumble across it in my ‘net ramblings. Most are “yeah, that’s pretty good” and forgotten instantly. These, however, are actually pretty great. Here’s the link to the article on Business Insider (of all places), but […]
