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• Excuses, Excuses

  By Russ Linton on May 4, 2013 • ( 0 )

  So this week I planned to write more about the business side of creative work, however it’s going to have to wait until next week. Tomorrow is DFWCon, a pretty big writing con here in the Dallas area. I’ve got… Read More ›

• Deductions and other Arcana

  By Russ Linton on April 25, 2013 • ( 0 )

  Alright, you’ve determined your creative endeavor qualifies as a business: you’re pursuing profit; you’ve got a way to track your sales and expenses that involves more than stuffing receipts in your glove box; and, most importantly, you’ve got the right… Read More ›

• You’ve Got to Treat It Right

  By Russ Linton on April 19, 2013 • ( 2 )

  Last time I mentioned the first steps of distinguishing your writing hobby from your writing business. Presumably, you’ve done that by now and want to know more about the things to do as a ‘business owner’. No? Well, call your… Read More ›

• The Business of Creating Stuff

  By Russ Linton on April 13, 2013 • ( 2 )

  Writing can be a wonderful hobby. Releasing those inner imaginings, freeing them into the wild, whether on public display or not can mean so many things on a personal level to the writer that publication is often an unnecessary or… Read More ›

• Lost in Revisions

  By Russ Linton on April 4, 2013 • ( 1 )

  Well, I’m not lost narratively. I’m lost in the process and haven’t been posting much blog-wise. I’m actually enjoying it. Tightening things, getting stuff just right. I think I might have rushed the end because I was looking forward to… Read More ›

• Late to the Reaping

  By Russ Linton on March 20, 2013 • ( 3 )

  Here I am, late to the party again. I just got back from a road trip and along the way I listened to book one of the Hunger Games. I know, old news. I’m not going to review the book… Read More ›

• There’s an App for THAT?!

  By Russ Linton on March 6, 2013 • ( 0 )

  I was thinking of Arthur C. Clarkes’ Third Law, that any significantly advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. I’m tossing around ideas for a fantasy novel and as my roots of fantasy are not only in novels but RPGs, I… Read More ›

• Romancing the Genres

  By Russ Linton on February 28, 2013 • ( 5 )

  We have a tradition with our crit group. Every Tuesday night, we gather to critique each other’s work and then a bunch of us will slip off to a local bar for our after party. It’s not what you think…. Read More ›

• ConDFW XII

  By Russ Linton on February 19, 2013 • ( 2 )

  Back from a weekend of sci-fi / fantasy literature panels at ConDFW. It seemed a little smaller this year though that may have been due to the new venue. There was gaming, costumes, and a fairly solid line-up of panels… Read More ›

• Mash-ups and Mud Wrestling

  By Russ Linton on February 15, 2013 • ( 0 )

  I had a productive writing week. I managed to crank out a 5k word short story and get it sent off to the publisher. Now, as usual, I get to try to ignore the fact I sent it and wait… Read More ›