Monthly Archives: June 2009

Hero Names

Posted on 26 June 2009 by Silke

So you’ve decided on your hero’s name, and it’s Edward. Edward is a nice name. Just not for an alpha male. While there are no hard and fast rules about names, and any name should be fine — you’ll soon … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name?

Posted on 25 June 2009 by Silke

There is a great post on hero names on Samhain’s blog at the moment. Beyond Jack and Jake – What to name your hero. It got me to thinking. I will dig out the dynamics of a name again and … Continue reading →

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RWA Change

Posted on 24 June 2009 by Silke

There is a new group out there, in case you didn’t know. A group aiming to change the way RWA deals (or rather doesn’t deal) with electronically published authors. It’s a Yahoo group, called RWAChange. Here is the link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RWAchange/ … Continue reading →

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Rejections

Posted on 24 June 2009 by Silke

I’ve just had one. It made me feel bad, naturally. It made me question if I’m any good, naturally. My crit partners think the story rocks, the writing rocks. The agent I queried… didn’t. Well, I will continue and not … Continue reading →

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