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• I have arrived!
  This isn’t as awesome as Janet Reid’s rejected-author-turned-nutjob, but I think I have my own pet loony. Earlier today, I received the latest e-mail from a particular troll asking to be unbanned.  See if you can guess why he got banned. SUBJECT: Shut up and listen for once. A master of diplomacy, this one.  Here’s a brief [...] […]
• A ‘zine for superhero fiction!
  If you’re looking for a low-stakes way to get a short story (up to 6000 words) published, This Mutant Life might be worth looking into.  You can see its submission guidelines here.  ”Stories which deal with the everyday lives of people with unusual abilities or physical characteristics are ideal, and there will be a definite [...] […]
• Please don’t use uncontrollable powers to angst readers
  One of the more frustrating things I see is when an author tries to give a character a guilty backstory but one he is utterly not responsible for.  For example, the character’s powers might manifest by killing the town and/or pretty much everybody she knows.  (Please see the TV Tropes Power Incontinence page for more examples). If [...] […]
• Contest Reminder
  Hello. If you haven’t seen my comic book’s five sample pages already, please check them out here and sign up for a chance to win a free signed copy when it comes out. Thanks! Having more interested readers will help me get published and I really appreciate your time. […]
• Fraggmented Takes On Silver Age Wackiness
  Check out Fraggmented’s “Comic Book Insanity” category.   Here are some choice excerpts. Then, while passing a volcano, Carol comments that Wonder Woman’s invisible plane obeys her every command “like magic!” To which WW responds, “The magic of science, Carol!” This is bitterly ironic, given that less than ten issues earlier Kanigher had explained that Wonde […]
• Would you like to suggest a writing article?
  If you’d like to suggest any, I’d appreciate that. Here are some of the questions we’ve previously answered. How long should I wait to introduce my main character? How can I do accents well? What are some common day-jobs for superheroes? How can I write a good opening? How can I do fight scenes? […]
• Tom’s Second Review Forum
  Please see the comments below.  Thanks! […]