“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” – Winston Churchill. It was Holocaust Remberence Day this week. And the story of a school board banning a book ran rampant through Social Media. In one of the states in our great country, close-minded School Board members felt the material contained “…rough, …
I had an opportunity to interviewed by Romelia Lungu from Books for Life. She takes time out to talk with other authors. It was a good time and you can find the interview here: http://romelialungu.com/2021/06/24/author-interview-136-mark-stallings/
Let’s talk about backups. Specifically backups for writers. I have to start by asking, “Are you actually backing up your documents and manuscripts?” And, I have to point out that autosave on Microsoft Word doesn’t count. A backup of a document is by definition a secondary location for your document. Thus, if anything happened to …
This year I stayed at the Westin. It is a fairly nice hotel and I stayed on the 61st floor. There were some oddities. First, the shower curtain didn’t reach the tub so the bathroom flooded with every shower. Next, the head of the bed is on the door side. This means you directly hear …
This month I attended Superstars Writing Seminar put on by Kevin J. Anderson, David Farland, Eric flint, James Artemis Owen and guests including Kevin Ikenberry, Jim Butcher, Donald Maass, Angie Hodapp, and James A. Hunter. It was held at the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs. This is a four day conference including the ‘Craft Day’ …
Barcon is the event that happens in the bar after the conference sessions. I’ve been going to writers conferences pretty regularly of the last two years. I have experienced that the most interesting discussions and conversations happen at bacon. I’m not knocking the information the presenters give out during sessions. Great people doing great presentations. But, …
Spent the weekend at the Pikes Peak Writer’s Conference. It was an amazing weekend of talented writers, thought provoking workshops, engaging meals and new friends. I am already looking forward to next year’s conference.
