Earlier today, I whinged on twitter about not being productive enough in my writing. School and a full-time job are very good at devouring time. Turns out, even among Inkpunks I am not alone! Both Christie and Adam have the same lament. And I suspect more of my fellow ink-slingers would have chimed in if […]
Author Archive > Caroline Ratajski
Beta Readers: Best Practices
While I can’t talk about what all authors want from a beta, because I am not all authors, I can say what I want from a beta, because I am one author (kinda). Maybe this will apply broadly. We shall see. The author-beta relationship is a strange one. The author exposes a vulnerable, still-in-the-works thing […]
Network Security Innovations
Effective network security provides many levels of security to scale with your growing business. If you need to invest in highly secure networks, hire network security experts, or augment existing security measures, you should consider a SAN solution from Seagate. There are many factors that drive innovation and drive development for technologies like the Hyper-V […]
Community
I blog a lot about not-writing. Even my one “writing” post looks more like not-writing. Anyway. Community. No, not that Community. I went to FOGcon this weekend, where I got to hang out with fellow inkpunks Jaym and Erika, as well as a swath of friends (Emily, Jeff, Ann, Andy, Amy, Abner (that’s a lot […]
Why I Like YA SFF
Why I like YA a little more than growed-up books. The reason is really so simple, I almost feel embarrassed for dedicating a whole post to it.
Organization: Keep Moving Forward
Staying on top of things and staying ahead or at least along the curve both come down to a few points, which I’ll bold and number without priority for your convenience. I managed to keep it to five, which is pretty good, methinks.
Writing and Balance
We’ve already had some great posts about balance. Adam Israel wrote Learning to Say No, Sandra Wickham wrote Filling Your Well. In the name of having to post a blog on Christmas Eve (which, due to being so very extremely Polish, is the day I actually celebrate Christmas) I’m going to do one as well. […]
Querying Your Novel in Five Painful Steps
So, apparently, I’m working on being a novelist. I was recently told this, and I eventually decided it’s a fair accusation. I don’t focus enough on my short fiction, if I’m honest with myself. I didn’t think I would enjoy the long form, but then I tried one, and it… well okay the first one […]
A Bit on Social Networking
I’ve been told, more than once, I’m really good at networking. Honestly, this just isn’t true. Christie understands. She and I have spoken about this, how we both get told “Oh, but you can make friends almost anywhere you go!” Which, sure, this is sometimes true. The key word there is friend. We don’t get […]
The Writer’s Slow Descent Into Hell: A Flowchart
I believe with every iteration in this flowchart, a writer moves one inch closer to irredeemable madness.
