Ever wondered what happened when Flash Gordon got back to the office and had to fill in his expenses? That thought started me on a long writing journey. The result is The Able Serial. It’s is an ongoing sci-fi serial featuring the all-too-human Jim Able. Jim works in outer space. Although he has returned to …
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The Problem With Uncle Teddy’s Memoir by Ed Charlton So, you’re thinking e-books have replaced print books… Here’s a book definitely read best in print; the look of every page is part of the story! Technically, this is an epistolary novella–a story told through letters, notes, e-mails, and manuscript pages. And if you …
Ed’s second article in the The Indie Author Primer series is now available on IndieReader.com and Huffington Post! Are you having battles with your manuscript? Let us know!
The first article in Ed Charlton’s column for IndieReader. What Indie Authors Need to Know About Their Manuscripts Before you have a printed book, you have a manuscript. These are different things, connected but distinct, like a butterfly and a caterpillar. Some indie authors get confused between the two. They have unrealistic expectations of their …
From Scribbulations’ own Ed Charlton: What exactly is The Problem with Uncle Teddy’s Memoir? And what is A Speculative Fiction Romantic Adventure Mystery? Theo Kingman inherited a problem: great-uncle Teddy’s unpublished memoir of an impossible life in the fabulous place called Aleronde. What are Theo’s motives for selectively sending chapters to his childhood friend and …