Good Enough, Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People LIKE Me
Yeah, I’m probably dating myself with the Stuart Smalley reference. Anyhow, the first comments are in on the first book of The Conscience of Abe’s Turn, and largely positive. “Can’t put it down.” “Want to find out how things turn out.” And so forth. Of course, these were all from friends and family, whom I […]
Abe’s Turn is Up at My New Online Web Shop
Just a quick note: The J. Timothy King Web Shop is up and running and taking orders for The Conscience of Abe’s Turn, Volume 1 (with special, introductory pricing through election day, November 4) and 1001 Character Quirks for Writing Fiction: A tool for creating memorable fiction characters (with the ebook version included). And through […]
Video: A Glimpse into the Self-Publishing Process
I’ll make this quick. The first proof copy of The Conscience of Abe’s Turn (the Advanced Copy version) arrived earlier this week (on Monday). I had made a mock-up of the final version (also showed in the video), wrapping it around Julie Carobini’s Chocolate Beach, which happens to be about the same size (about 5.5″ […]
Funny Bits from around the Internet
The Flying Alarm Clock Ran across this real-life product, called the “Flying Alarm Clock.” The idea is that there’s a plastic propeller thingy on top of the alarm clock that pops off and flies across the room when the alarm goes off. To stop the alarm from wailing in your ears, you have to actually […]
Friday Snippet: Recovery, Relapse, Relationship
Last week, I said I’d post the final version of the draft-0 snippet I had posted 2 weeks ago. And you know what? I just plum forgot to do it. Sheesh! What reminded me was when my computer alarm went off this morning, reminding me to post a friday snippet today. So with my sincere […]
7 Random & Weird Facts About Me: Another Quick Meme
This one I discovered at Jim “Suldog” Sullivan’s blog, who left the meme open for whoever wants to do it. I guess I can no longer say I don’t usually do memes, because I’ve kinda been doing them. Here’s how this one works (Da Rulez): Link to your tagger and post these rules on your […]
The Writing Meme
Here’s a writing meme that’s been floating around the blogosphere. Leah Braemel (way back in May) tagged Julia Smith with it, who tagged Jennifer McKenzie, who said, “I hate tagging folks. If you want to do it, let me know you did and I’ll come visit.” So Amy Ruttan did just that, and also said, […]
Something I Would Be Embarrassed to Be Seen With (Friday Snippet)
One of the problems I’ve been wrestling with as a writer is that I don’t plan my stories in enough detail. That is, I know what the story is about, and I know where the story is going, but as I’m writing, I hit walls in the plot, and I need to stop, back off, […]
A Message to Spammers
Dear email spammers everywhere. For future reference: I already have all the medications I need, and I sure as hell wouldn’t get them from Canada!? I have already had all the news from CNN that I can stand. I don’t have any need to make it “good,” because you can’t improve on perfection. How do […]
Check Your New RCN Bill for This Error
I just got off the phone with RCN, because I got my new RCN bill, the first after they switched completely to digital. They’ve proven better at irking me than even Comcast was. To review, about a month and a half ago, I got an oversized postcard in the mail from RCN. It said, “You’ll […]