What has been going on here:
- May 2013 (1)
- April 2013 (1)
- March 2013 (1)
- February 2013 (3)
- January 2013 (4)
- December 2012 (2)
- November 2012 (5)
- October 2012 (2)
- September 2012 (3)
- August 2012 (4)
- July 2012 (2)
- June 2012 (2)
- March 2012 (4)
- February 2012 (5)
- December 2011 (2)
- November 2011 (1)
- October 2011 (1)
- September 2011 (2)
- August 2011 (1)
- July 2011 (6)
- June 2011 (8)
- May 2011 (8)
- April 2011 (2)
- March 2011 (1)
- February 2011 (3)
- October 2010 (3)
- December 2009 (1)
- October 2009 (2)
- September 2009 (6)
- July 2009 (2)
- June 2009 (2)
- January 2009 (1)
- December 2008 (1)
- November 2008 (2)
- October 2008 (8)
- September 2008 (8)
Tweets Y’all
- RT @sarataylorwoods: On writing what you know: new blog at sarataylorwoods.com 3 days ago
- Now THAT'S what I'm talking about! #DoctorWhofinale 4 days ago
JAMES R. TUCK FACEBOOK
Category Archives: writing advice
YO, HO, HO AND A BOTTLE OF TORRENT (or my contribution to International Please Don’t Pirate My Book DaY)
The other day, hell yesterday, the abominable snowman that is Chuck Wendig did a kick ass post on internet piracy. He ask for authors to join in the discussion and post up a blog with their thoughts. Here’s mine: Okay … Continue reading
REBLOG: 25 Thoughts On Book Piracy « terribleminds: chuck wendig
25 Thoughts On Book Piracy « terribleminds: chuck wendig. Go read it. I’ll be here tomorrow with my thoughts on the whole gig.
Posted in writing advice
Tagged book piracy, dark urban fantasy, deacon chalk, e-book, ebook, illuminosferatu, james r tuck, jamesrtuck, piracy, writer, writing, writing advice
Leave a comment
Reblogging a great article: 8 Writing Techniques to Win You a Pulitzer | Jane Friedman
I am reading BLOOD MERIDIAN by Cormac McCarthy because he is a total literary badass and I want to write like him. I ran across this article, which by title sounds vaguely manipulative, but actually just gives some great advice … Continue reading
MORE THAN ALE WILL BE SPILLED TONIGHT! (a guest blog by Steven Shrewsbury)
Alright kiddos, gather round. Today we have Steven Shrewsberry stopping by to entertain you. Put on your raincoats in the first four rows, this might get messy. I met Steven at Fandom Fest where I was privileged to not only lift a … Continue reading
THE REAL SCOOP ON SELF-PUBLISHING (no BS. Talking to my successful indie author friends.)
If you read books then you know that things they are a changing in the publishing world. A lot of folks are up in arms over the advent of independent publishing, or as it is know more commonly, self publishing. … Continue reading
Posted in writing advice
Tagged 50 shades of grey, amazon, annabel joseph, bdsm, blood and bullets, bubba the monster hunter, dark urban fantasy, deacon chalk, diy publishing, e-book, ebook, ebooks, independant, indie publishing, james r tuck, jamesrtuck, jennifer malone wright, john hartness, kindle, money, nook, publish your book, self publishing, traditional publishing, upload, urban fantasy, vampire, vampire hunter, vampire hunters daughter, write a novel
3 Comments
HEAD DOWN, MAKE WORDS (or how JA Konrath and Barry Eisler convinced me to write more)
Hello, hello. This is not a blog about Amazon, Konrath, or self-publishing. That blog is coming, but it is not todays. Today I here to contemplate productivity. Basically I have found myself, after book one of the Deacon Chalk series … Continue reading
Posted in My Life, writing advice
Tagged 1911, advice, blood and bullets, cafe bustello, coffee, dark urban fantasy, e-book, ebook, j. a. konrath, ja konrath, james r tuck, jamesrtuck, konrath, make words, production, tattoo tattooing, urban fantasy, vampire, vampire hunter, writer, writing
2 Comments
EYEBALLS, NEEDLES, BURLESQUE GIRLS, AND INK (or an interview with Author/Tattoo Artist Julia Madeleine)
Loyals and True Believers HARK! Today I bring you an awesome interview with a strange and unique person. She is one of the rare folks who are both a writer AND a tattoo artist like yours truly. Julia Madeleine is … Continue reading
Posted in CRIMETIME, writing advice
Tagged .357, 1911, advice, amazon, blood and bullets, crime, crime fiction, dark urban fantasy, deacon chalk, e-book, ebook, hot rod, ink, james r tuck, jamesrtuck, julia madeleine, monster hunter, nook, occult bounty hunter, occult detective, paranormal romance, pinup, pinups, tattoo, tattoo tattooing, tattooing pinups, thriller, urban fantasy, vampire hunter, writer, writing, writing advice
Leave a comment
WRITER FUEL (or my illicit love of coffee)
Alright. I will come clean. I love coffee. Not all coffee. You have to come at me with some flavor besides beans in water. I want a dark roast, the blacker the better (didn’t Malcolm X say the same thing?). … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, writing advice
Tagged .357, 1911, advice, blood and bullets, bloodsucker, blues, book, coffee, dark urban fantasy, deacon chalk, desert eagle, e-book, ebook, family tradition tattoo, february 7 2012, james r tuck, monster hunter, nook, occult bounty hunter, occult detective, paranormal romance, salted caramel frappachino, starbucks, tattoo, tattoo tattooing, uf, urban fantasy, vampire, vampire hunter, vampire slayer, vampires, write a novel, writer, writing
2 Comments
WRITING WEDNESDAY (Revising is writing)
So I am knee-deep in revising the first draft of book two. It’s going well. I am about 1/3 of the way in and restructuring sentences so they are active and not passive, making dialog more realistic and believable, and … Continue reading
Posted in writing advice, Writing Wednesday
Tagged .357, 1911, becoming a author, becoming a writer, becoming an author, best seller, blood and bullets, blood and claw, blood and magick, blood and silver, bloodsucker, blues, book, dark urban fantasy, deacon chalk, desert eagle, e-book, ebook, epub, February 7, february 7 2012, free, free e-book, free ebook, hard-boiled, hardboiled, hot rod, hotrod, how to write, how to write urban fantasy, ink, james r tuck, jamesrtuck, kensington, kensington books, kensington publishing, kindle, monster, monster fighter, monster hunter, monsters, noir, nook, nosferatu, novel, occult bounty hunter, occult detective, page, paper, paranormal romance, pr, spiders lullaby, super tuesday, supertuesday, tattoo tattooing, that thing at the zoo, uf, urban fantasy, vampire, vampire hunter, vampire slayer, vampires, writer, writing, writing advice
2 Comments
REVISE TILL YOUR EYES SEE THE PRIZE (Writing Wednesday)
I am neck deep in the revisions on book two. It is going well. I wrote the first draft and topped it out at 59,000 words roughly. So I only need to go in and add about 20,000 to bring … Continue reading
Posted in writing advice, Writing Wednesday
Tagged dark urban fantasy, duf, edit, editing, first draft, first draft novel, james r tuck, revise, revising urban fantasy, revising your novel, revision, uf, urban fantasy, words, write a novel, writers, writing, writing advice, writing genre, writing urban fantasy, yep
Leave a comment
