David Sartof

Finding time to write? …Time? …What time?

Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog…  http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ Apparently (and this is the philosopher in me) there are two distinct viewpoints on time – at least according to Wikipedia. (Oops, did I mention that particular research tool?) You might belong to the camp that believes time is part of the fundamental make up…

Caro Clarke: Can she be smart and still in peril?

Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog…  http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ Nine Don’ts when writing about a female protagonist Today, we are joined by my guest, Caro Clarke. Caro is a Canadian, born in Ontario. She spent her childhood in various oil towns from Alaska to Newfoundland, but eventually her family settled in Calgary, Alberta. Caro…

Handy hint #1 – the lighter side of self-publishing or…

Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog…  http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ Self publishing 101: Economics So, after refusing to accept rejection – or, rather, ‘…getting fed up of waiting for an agent to pick up my work with anything more than a resigned shrug and the comment “what’s this?” to his assistant, late on a Friday…

Rejection? A question of culture…

Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog…  http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ It was reinforced to me, today, as I spent a pleasurable few hours lecturing about change and the management of change to a very important student of the educational institute I am now a member of, that we can never take anything for granted. Cultural…

‘A box?’ said Alice…

Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog…  http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ I have a confession to make! I also write non-fiction – mainly academic stuff (under my other name)! But, funnily enough, I have the same problem with non-fiction as I do with fiction (and if you have a spare $99.95, you can see what I…

Dar al-kutub… On the House of Books

Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog…  http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ It has been a busy week for me, back here in the UK. I have taken up a new position in a London-based institute of Higher Education, and this has left me little time to think of something interesting to say to support you all,…

My First Time… (or, The Virgin Short Story Writer)

Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog…  http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ There I was, idly sitting at my desk, twiddling with my mouse, thinking about more marketing moves to help with the promotion of River of Judgement, when I stumbled upon a competition. A short story competition was to be held as part of the Theakstons…

Spring Time and Thoughts Turn to Plotting

Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog…  http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ Today we have the first post from our newest member, David Sartof! We’d been looking for a male mystery writer for a few weeks now, and C.J. met David on a Facebook group for authors. He wrote intriguingly, his novel sounded interesting, and he seemed…

Innovation: Publishing in the modern world! Post II

Note: This post first featured on “The Art of…” blog, under my name: David Atkinson http://davidsartof.blogspot.com/ A short essay that stated as a single blog post! The book is dead? Long live the book? Really! As I bring my first novel to market (I decided, with the impatience and petulance of spoilt teenager, that I was not…

Innovation: Publishing in the modern world! Post I

Note: This post first featured on “The Art of…” blog, under my name: David Atkinson http://davidsartof.blogspot.com/ A short essay that stated as a single blog post! The book is dead? Long live the book? Really! As I bring my first novel to market (I decided, with the impatience and petulance of spoilt teenager, that I…