This Week in Rejection!: Greensboro Review
I realize I’m being nitpicky here, but… …isn’t saying “At this time” in the same sentence as “present needs” sort of redundant? I like the “Walk Like an Egyptian”...
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Yesterday Again Reviewed
Posted by Barry Lyga | Jan 11, 2013 | Writing
The fine folks over at The Trades.com have posted a review of the third and final book in the Archvillain series, Yesterday Again. They say, in part, Things wrap up brilliantly, with the resolution of some mysteries that have...
Read MoreMemory Monday: Tie Me Up
Posted by Barry Lyga | Jan 7, 2013 | Memory Monday
So, yeah, this is pretty much what happens at super-hero get-togethers: Everyone looks for excuses to get tied up by Wonder Woman. (From All-Star Squadron #32, April 1984. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Rick Hoberg & Bill...
Read MoreThis Week in Rejection!: In Which I’m an Idiot
Posted by Barry Lyga | Jan 4, 2013 | The Publishing Biz, This Week in Rejection!
As I have said repeatedly throughout this series, most of my rejections were richly deserved. This one more than most. Check it: Now repeat after me: “Always research your market before you submit!” Because if...
Read MoreRecommended Reading from 2012
Posted by Barry Lyga | Jan 1, 2013 | Writing
Each year, I aim to read around 50 books, which is close to a one-per-week pace. This year, I fell short and only hit 40. Bad Barry! Also each year, at around this time, I try to separate out about ten or so of the books I read...
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