by Tosh McIntosh The topic of whether to participate in a writers’ critique group seldom enters our conversations at Roundtable, because with the exception of guests who are there to check us out in advance of joining NIP-Austin, we’ve all … Continue reading
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by Tosh McIntosh I’m sure it comes as no surprise to anyone in NIP–Austin that I believe the principles of storytelling as taught by John Truby apply to both films and novels. It’s all about structure, and while the medium … Continue reading
by Tosh McIntosh In late 2011 I published Pilot Error on four major distribution outlets to maximize the potential for reaching an audience: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBookstore, and Smashwords. Two weeks later, Amazon announced Kindle Direct Publishing’s (KDP) Select … Continue reading
by Tosh McIntosh ATTENDANCE AND ROUNDTABLE TIMING From an average of under 10 members per session late last year, we’re seeing upwards of about 15 in attendance with a combination of members and guests. I don’t think it’s time to … Continue reading
by Tosh McIntosh In the list of never-ending debate topics among fiction writers, along with premise at the top sits the definition of genre. Unlike premise, however, genre is a multi-level subject, sort of like wine. A wine discussion usually … Continue reading
by Tosh McIntosh Do you ever feel like you are living in a world dominated by the experience of purchasing the latest iWhatever, and by the time you get home with it, a newer version has comes out and you … Continue reading
by Tosh McIntosh In over a decade of critique group participation, I’ve experienced both the extraordinary benefit of diversity among the vast majority of members and the painful agony of a few who frankly didn’t belong for one reason or … Continue reading
by Tosh McIntosh Last week I posted on the Yahoo Group an offer to conduct a tutorial (of sorts) on the lessons learned so far in my attempt to use Scrivener, John Truby’s Anatomy of Story, and Joseph Campbell’s The … Continue reading
by Tosh McIntosh During my portion of the presentations for our alternate-agenda format meeting, I mentioned the names of four writers who in my opinion are some of the most enthusiastic and blog-prolific proponents of indie publishing: J.A. Konrath, … Continue reading
by Tosh McIntosh At Roundtable we often talk about the importance of how our novels open, and The First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman is usually mentioned as a valuable source reference. Based on over a decade of participation in NIP, … Continue reading