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Alexander M Zoltai
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2008-09-08
About
I'm a writer with roaring flames in my heart...
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Adventures & Explorations in Reading, Writing, and Publishing
Other Tags: reading, writing, publishing, fiction, books
Latest Blog Posts
- New Year’s Resolutions from a Very Successful AuthorThis will be the 35th post I’ve done that relates in some way to Joe Konrath. He was very successful when he used a recognized publisher and he became even more successful when he went Indie. And, if I can offer an idea for a writer’s New...
- Can We (as writers) Have Too Many Journals or Notepads?on Dec 18, 2016 in UncategorizedOriginally posted on Live to Write - Write to Live: Small sampling of my journals and notebooks I enjoyed all the responses to my post last week about personal libraries and how many books we have, don’t have, need to get rid of, and so on. On...
- Forgiveness and intention for writerson Dec 18, 2016 in UncategorizedOriginally posted on Live to Write - Write to Live: ? It’s the end of another year and it’s time to think about what your goals will be for the next year. Like so many of the writers here at this blog, I don’t make resolutions. They are just to...
- Friday Story Bazaar ~ Tale Twenty-Two“The Story Is All Muddle” by Alexander M Zoltai ~~~~~~~~~ I must speak or history will be wrong… ~~~ She didn’t let me explain… She wouldn’t have believed me anyway… Why did they do it? Why make it impossible...
- How do you become an editor?on Dec 15, 2016 in UncategorizedOriginally posted on Nail Your Novel: Rachel Anderson asks: How did you get into editing? Did you start writing first and then take on editing as a natural second, or was it out of necessity since there are more opportunities for editors than writers...
- Can Algorithms Really Choose Books You’ll Love?on Dec 14, 2016 in UncategorizedIt can sometimes seem like a friendly employee at the local bookstore. Yet, it’s only information from your past purchases (and, sometimes, other personal info) passed through some mathematical formulas… Still, even if you “likeR...
- “A Guide to Short Story Contests in 2017”on Dec 13, 2016 in Uncategorized 2017 Aerogramme Writers’ Studio Deadlines January Short Stories Short story writers contestsThis would normally be a re-blog day; but, Aerogramme Writers’ Studio published A Guide to Short Story Contests in 2017. Since some of the contests have deadlines in January, I thought it needed published here today :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
- Some Links to “The Reality” of Emily Dickinsonon Dec 12, 2016 in UncategorizedI say “The Reality” in the title up there; but, knowing Emily Dickinson’s true nature is a seemingly impossible adventure. As she well-said: I’m Nobody! Who are you? Are you – Nobody – too? Then there’s a pair of us! D...
- Making a creative spaceon Dec 11, 2016 in UncategorizedOriginally posted on Scarborough Mysteries: After another re-read and edit, I have given (the hopefully almost) final draft of The Art of Breathing to a friend for another read through before it goes to the copyeditor. The Art of Breathing is the thi...
- Less Me, More We: How Memoir Is Writtenon Dec 10, 2016 in UncategorizedOriginally posted on BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog: Julie Riddle Brevity craft editor Julie Riddle’s newly-released memoir The Solace of Stones: Finding a Way through Wilderness, has been praised by Mary Clearman Blew as “heartbreaki...
- Friday Story Bazaar ~ Tale Twenty-OneTrial by Water by Alexander M Zoltai ~~~~~~~~~ I woke up to a loud crack. There was ceiling paint and plaster fracturing—then the multiple thuds. I couldn’t believe my eyes—paint and plaster on the carpet with gallons of water! It w...
- Masterclass snapshots: why it helps to construct your novel in sceneson Dec 8, 2016 in UncategorizedOriginally posted on Nail Your Novel: Here’s another great discussion from my recent Guardian self-editing masterclass. What is a scene? And why does it matter to know that? Those in the know will probably all have their own slightly different way...
- Life is Still Trumping FictionI’m mostly non-“political”, in the sense of highly divisive attempts to organize and control civic life—yet today’s and Monday’s post titles may seem to relate to the American Presidential fiasco… I’m a...
- Short and Sweet Advice for Writers: Understand the Role of Your Characterson Dec 6, 2016 in UncategorizedOriginally posted on Live to Write - Write to Live: Share only enough character detail to enable your character to play his or her role well. The rest is irrelevant. Characters are not real people. Even characters who are based on real people are not...
- Life Trumps Fiction …on Dec 5, 2016 in UncategorizedEver hear someone say that a certain set of real life circumstances wouldn’t be believed if they appeared in a fictional story? I’m experiencing something like that; though, what’s happening in my life feels spookily like a fictiona...
- Big Magicon Dec 4, 2016 in UncategorizedOriginally posted on Live to Write - Write to Live: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear. Not many books I’ve read about writing and staying inspired have confronted the fear factor, so I was eager to read Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic: Creativ...
- A Special Educator’s Guide: Top Ten Books to Interest Your Dormant Middle School Reader by Suzanne Tiffany-Salogubon Dec 3, 2016 in UncategorizedOriginally posted on Nerdy Book Club: How can we awaken a dormant reader? They need to be presented with engaging and accessible texts. Always! All the time! We need to get our students reading books that are an appropriate challenge. The problem is...
- Friday Story Bazaar ~ Tale TwentyWho Is The Victim? by Alexander M Zoltai ~~~~~~~~~ The moon was dirty dancing with the clouds. James Whitlock was cruising the main drag looking for a victim. He was mad—had been since Thursday—mad enough now to punish someone. Everybody...
- The Master Planon Dec 1, 2016 in UncategorizedOriginally posted on Wattpad: The following post is written by Wattpad Co-founder and CEO Allen Lau. I wish I had written a blog post like the one you’re about to read when Ivan and I first started Wattpad 10 years ago. Although we shared our plan...
- Writing Processon Dec 1, 2016 in UncategorizedOriginally posted on Live to Write - Write to Live: Back in college, I had an English professor who talked about her “process” all the time. She talked about slaving over a piece day and night until worried friends finally took the type-written p...