My Childless Year
Posted on: 12/29/10 As the end of 2010 looms ahead of us and the dawn of 2011 peeks through the clouds, I’ve decided it’s time to talk about something I have avoided mentioning on this blog all year long. And that...
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A Graphic Novel Image: Chaz
Posted by Barry Lyga | Dec 28, 2010 | Writing
Continuing the week’s display of characters from my upcoming graphic novel, today we have… This is Chaz. Chaz used to be Marissa’s boyfriend. And he doesn’t quite understand that he still...
Read MoreA Graphic Novel Image: Marissa
Posted by Barry Lyga | Dec 27, 2010 | Writing
So, I’ve been working on a graphic novel for well over a year now. And for various reasons, everyone involved decided to play things close to the vest with regards to the story. We’re not telling people the plot....
Read MoreRemember Your Audience
Posted by Barry Lyga | Dec 20, 2010 | Writing
Posted on: 12/20/10 I get asked for writing advice an awful lot, and I usually point people to the Writing Advice series (which is sort of the reason I wrote it in the first place). But recently I’ve come up with something...
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Posted by Barry Lyga | Dec 17, 2010 | The Publishing Biz
Last week, Amazon.com unveiled its newest service for authors: sales data gleaned from Bookscan. Full disclosure time: I served as one of their beta-testers. Yes, they implemented some of my suggestions. No, they didn’t...
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