On December 31st, Otherworld Publications will be closing their doors. Because of this I decided to find a new home for my novel, The Hand of God, and have joined with Frank Hall and the fine folks at Hydra Publications. My novel will be released sometime in the spring of 2013. I want to thank Lynn Tincher for putting …
A Tip I Learned from Author Charlie Newton
I attended a writing seminar by Chicago author Charlie Newton, author of Calumet City and Start Shooting, at Second Story Books in Louisville. I learned more at this seminar than all others I have attended combined, from a practical sense. If you ever get a chance to attend one of his presentations, do so. Mr. …
How To Ruin a Good Golf Shot In 7 Easy Strokes (or how writing is like golf)
We all know THAT kid. You know him. The one that strikes out in softball. The one always picked last for basketball. The one who looks like a fish out of water trying to do a push up. I was never THAT kid. I did well at all the sports I tried. If I was …
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Clerk Stories (Or maybe I’m just crazy)
Clerks. We see them, some of us daily. Some of us know a clerk. Or you have at least seen the movie Clerks. Over the past several months, I've had interactions with clerks I would like to share. This is not an indictment of all clerks. Some of you may even be clerks. This post …
Contraction Reaction
Let me start by saying Miss Williams was one of my favorite teachers in high school. I had her for English my junior year and creative writing my senior year. She taught me many things about writing that I still remember and use on a daily basis. The problem is that she taught me one …
Social Networking Tools
As a writer new to using social media and networking tools, I used a trial and error method on how best to get word out about my book and to increase networking with authors, editors and publishers.I've found a couple of tools that I think are helpful: one which posts to Twitter and Facebook called Bufferapp.com, and …
Author Interview
What inspired you to write your first book? The story of Victor McCain came to me in a vision. No. Wait. That's not right. In truth I have always wondered what I would have done if I had been Johnny in the song,"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by Charlie Daniels, and had a face-to-face …
Tony Acree 