These articles about writing have appeared as “Absolute Blank” articles at Toasted Cheese. I currently edit Toasted Cheese with several other talented writer/editors. I also produced the “Podcast In Each Hand.”
Articles
published at Toasted Cheese unless otherwise indicated
- Absolute Beginners | how to start writing
- Been There, Zine That | how to create your own zine
- Begin the Blogging | beginning blogging
- Bells & Whistles | adding layers to your writing
- Creating a Monster | interview with K. Allen Wood
- Creating an Online Writing Portfolio | making an online portfolio
- The Critique Zone | how to receive critique
- Delicious Morsels | interview with Bizarro Fiction Author Jeremy C. Shipp
- Drunken Comic Book Monkeys | interview with Brian Koscienski and Chris Pisano
- Editing and Abandoning | final fixes and letting go of your stories
- Emotional Terrain | interview with Vanessa Blakeslee
- The 52/25 Challenge | interview with Lizanne Herd
- Five Tips For Perfecting Your Contest Entry | simple things you can do to increase your chances of winning
- For Emily | encouraging writers under 13
- Fresh air and verbs are good for you | writing and summer vacation for teen writers
- Gifts For Writers | any occasion
- Horror and Sorrow and Beauty | interview with Mercedes Murdock Yardley
- Imaginable Horror | beginning to write horror
- Nobody’s Perfect | shortcuts for creating imperfect characters
- Organize Your Story Online | Using Pinterest, Tumblr, other apps and/or platforms to create idea books
- Procrastinating With Purpose | putting off writing is okay
- Publishing and Print-on-Demand: What POD is, what it isn’t, and when it might be right for you | with Theryn Fleming
- Setting Yourself Up | basics of setting
- Seven Writer’s Resolutions | writing resolutions
- The Short, Sweet Guide to Writing Query Letters | how to write a query letter for fiction (updated)
- Something To Talk About | basics of dialogue
- [Toasted Cheese’s] Fifth Anniversary Party | Q & A With the Editors
- The Virgin Page: A Peek at Writing Erotica
- What We Were Reading in 2015 | Recommendations from the editors
- Writer With A Capital “W” | treating yourself like a professional
- Writer’s Glossary, Part I: Elements of Fiction Construction
- Writer’s Glossary, Part II: Genres, Subgenres and Supergenres
- Writer’s Glossary, Part III: The Business of Writing
- Writing as a Not-So-Solitary Pursuit: Ye Olde Guide to Wryting Groupes | what writing groups do and how to start and maintain your own
- Writing Flash Fiction | interview With Brevity Editor Dinty Moore