https://scottnagele.com/2025/11/10/the-ai-bots-offer-to-save-me-from-obscurity/2025-11-11T16:15:29+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2025/01/03/all-fall-down-flash-fiction/2025-01-09T20:25:52+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2024/09/17/flowers-flash-fiction/2024-09-17T14:48:00+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2023/10/31/free-isnt-worth-what-it-used-to-be/2023-10-30T16:50:08+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2023/09/01/buying-eyeballs-at-5-cents-a-pair/2023-09-01T15:46:46+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2018/11/30/leave-you-writers-block-in-the-box-it-came-in/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/in-a-box-e1543596524488.jpgin a boxIn the early days, they would put all the bloggers in one big box and make them write their way out of it. Conditions have improved since then.2023-06-17T16:46:49+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2023/05/17/going-live/2023-05-17T19:13:06+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/the-other-place/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/front-cover.jpgfront-cover2023-05-16T18:01:44+00:00weekly0.6https://scottnagele.com/2023/05/04/the-first-review/2023-05-03T15:58:22+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2023/04/26/a-book-in-the-hand-is-worth-four-waiting-for-edits/2023-04-26T18:05:24+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/10/23/amazon-giveaways-the-best-kept-secret-from-amazon-customers/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/3c09130r.jpgAmazonI went to the Amazon the give away some books, but my books got lost in its immense jungle.2023-01-05T17:14:58+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2016/10/24/halloween-fiction/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/3b38306_150px.jpg3b38306_150px2022-08-25T18:29:59+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2021/09/30/the-sun-also-rises-with-sound-and-fury/2021-09-30T17:35:17+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2021/01/21/the-forecast-for-tomorrow-flash-fiction/2021-01-21T17:23:52+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2020/03/05/the-many-voices-of-eileen/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/operators.jpgoperators"Eileen Smith and Eileen Smith, meet Eileen Smith. This highly recommended book is such a big deal, I need to put a third Eileen Smith on the job."2020-03-06T13:35:40+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2020/01/28/the-series-saga-one-book-two-books-three-books-four/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/librarians.jpglibrarians"Mr. Dewey, are we supposed to organize these books in the order they were written, or in the order they fall in the narrative?"2020-01-28T17:11:29+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2018/01/25/my-novel-outgrew-its-stretchy-pants/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/tree.jpgtreeMeasuring a likely tree to determine if it will yield enough paper for the proof copy.2020-01-03T16:55:09+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2018/04/17/the-novel-series-i-didnt-know-i-was-writing/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/splitting-houses.jpgsplitting housesSplitting books is a lot like splitting houses: if you go crazy with your bulldozer, they just might fall apart.https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/more-paper-e1523978415595.jpgmore paper"We're gonna need more paper!"2020-01-03T16:54:51+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2018/08/13/stuck-in-the-middle-with-2/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/grand-canyon-e1534170495132.jpggrand canyon"See that little gap over there? I'd like you to fit book #2 in there nice and snug."2020-01-03T16:54:30+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2019/02/20/why-you-shouldnt-write-a-novel-series-backward/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/trainwreck.jpgtrainwreckMake sure the bridge is finishes before you drive your series backward over it.2020-01-29T15:25:37+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2019/11/14/your-blogs-not-so-pretty-once-your-domain-name-expires/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/czar.jpgczarThat awkward moment you realize your domain has expired.2019-11-14T16:03:01+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2016/02/12/moby-dick-part-ii-im-with-the-whale-on-this-one/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/whale-with-attitude-e1455290147715.jpgwhale with attitudeThe whale's not much for dialogue. He just takes care of business and goes home.2019-10-01T19:27:14+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/temp-life-in-the-stagnant-lane/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/temp-cover.jpgTemp cover2019-08-16T14:37:01+00:00weekly0.6https://scottnagele.com/a-smile-through-a-tear/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bookcover9a.jpgBookCover9A2019-08-16T14:32:15+00:00weekly0.6https://scottnagele.com/a-housefly-in-autumn/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ice4.jpgA Housefly in Autumn2019-08-16T14:30:53+00:00weekly0.6https://scottnagele.com/2019/08/09/last-of-the-good-proctololgists-flash-fiction/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/doc-e1565613107746.jpgdochttps://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/proctologists.jpgproctologists2019-08-16T12:19:01+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2019/07/11/george-washington-abbreviated/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/george-e1562861053711.jpgGeorgeWho doesnt love getting lots of big packages in the mail?2019-07-11T16:16:50+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2019/05/03/tombs-of-the-ancient-dreams/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/floppy-e1556892723445.jpgfloppyMaybe someday somebody will invent a machine to read these things.https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/stack.jpgstackA trove on ancient parchments.2019-05-03T14:23:03+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2019/04/12/o-pioneers/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/typewriters-e1555080157950.jpgtypewritersMunitions workers count typewriters to be shipped to Europe and dropped by bombers over Nazi Germany.2020-02-25T16:47:40+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2017/05/09/paper-quarter-flash-fiction/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/change-card-e1494341665670.jpgchange card2018-11-20T16:32:16+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2018/10/16/machines-are-patient-flash-fiction/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/command2-e1539700022957.jpgcommand22018-11-20T18:59:35+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2018/09/21/the-things-we-do-for-112-and-a-cookie/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/writing.jpgwriting"Tell 'em we're tired of them running out of mashed potatoes too!"2018-11-21T13:19:55+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2018/07/30/these-are-my-kind-of-addicts/2018-07-30T14:53:13+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2018/06/05/always-flash-fiction/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/doorway-e1528208558140.jpgdoorway2018-06-05T16:31:07+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2017/12/11/goodreads-losing-ground-to-scotch-whiskey-in-the-battle-for-my-soul/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20150212_225322000_ios.jpgYum!2017-12-18T13:46:47+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2017/11/14/whats-in-your-wallet-flash-fiction/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/old-couple.jpgold couple2017-12-18T19:16:41+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2017/10/25/you-have-been-culled/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/shoeless.jpgshoelessSorry children. Daddy bought a banner ad instead. You'll just have share the one pair until the sales start rolling in.2017-10-25T14:51:18+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2017/01/05/heart-of-the-family-flash-fiction/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/broken-heart.pngbroken-heart2017-09-26T20:10:53+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2017/08/23/clinging-to-life-in-the-goodreads-emergency-room/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/heart-cardiogram.jpgheart-cardiogram2017-08-28T16:57:32+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2017/08/02/5-reasons-why-i-dont-aspire-to-be-a-famous-author/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/villa-e1501686162631.jpgvillaCharming as all hell, but where to I park the minivan?2017-08-02T15:18:24+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2017/06/28/if-a-novel-had-a-baby-would-it-be-a-short-story/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/squirrel.jpgsquirrelA squirrel, properly crafted to be distinct from the art of the chipmunk. https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chipmunk.jpgchipmunkThis is a chipmunk. With any luck, it will grow into a bigger chipmunk and nothing else.2017-07-18T14:37:15+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2017/03/29/its-my-party-and-ill-palooza-if-i-want-to/2017-05-02T13:13:11+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2017/03/08/dream-house-flash-fiction/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/for-sale-e1488988407380.jpgfor sale2017-06-15T12:56:59+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/a-little-taste/2017-02-28T16:22:08+00:00weekly0.6https://scottnagele.com/2017/02/17/i-write-like/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/margaret-mitchell.jpgmargaret-mitchellIt's an honor, and also a stretch, for me to be compared to Margaret Mitchell.2017-06-15T12:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2017/01/19/love-triangle-flash-fiction/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/love-triangle.jpglove-triangle2017-06-15T13:21:54+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2016/12/15/of-writers-self-promotion-and-christmas/2016-12-15T20:47:28+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2016/09/27/i-wish-i-would-stop-nagging-me-to-join-my-social-network/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/picture1.jpgpicture1The camera makes me look 10 years younger.2016-09-28T19:11:49+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2016/06/06/an-invitation-to-flash-fiction-i-couldnt-refuse/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hiring.jpghiring2016-09-14T14:49:30+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2016/06/22/is-this-the-start-of-a-flash-fiction-addiction/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/doc1-e1466605459242.jpgToaster2016-09-14T14:49:05+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2016/09/14/one-little-piece-flash-fiction/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sam_3703.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERAThe hole2017-01-04T14:08:59+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2016/08/26/my-love-hate-relationship-with-james-fenimore-cooper/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/natty-e1472227897709.jpgNattyA rare scene in which Natty's mouth is closed.https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/james_fenimore_cooper2_1940_issue.jpgJames_Fenimore_Cooper2_1940_issueThe only time he was able to restrain himself from putting in more than his two-cents-worth.2019-03-28T12:24:23+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2016/08/09/my-humble-beginnings-in-fiction-approach-their-40th-humble-anniversary/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/typewriter.jpgtypewriterMy chief rival for bottom of the keyboarding class.https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dar.jpgdarThey were a tough crowd.2016-08-09T17:57:56+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2016/07/20/he-blinded-me-with-science-the-mysterious-island-by-jules-verne/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/mysteriousisland.jpgmysteriousislandDon't worry for their safety. Jules Verne only kills bad guys.2016-07-26T12:39:40+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2014/09/17/welcome-to-my-new-and-improved-web-presence/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/marconi.jpgmarconiMy old website was just a bit behind the times.2016-06-13T20:24:29+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/03/09/the-odd-couple-in-my-head/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/brain-games.jpgbrain gamesExhibit b is the Left side of my brain. The right side of my brain is illustrated also by exhibit b, except with a flower on his chest instead of an Iron Cross. Exhibit a is a random human male we've never met.2016-06-13T12:58:31+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2016/05/25/the-publishing-process-made-me-a-better-storyteller/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wake-up-1.jpgWake up 1"How many diapers?"2016-06-15T12:35:57+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2016/05/04/learned-from-jules-verne-a-successful-hero-knows-when-to-cry/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/verne.jpgVernePaging Dr. Verne. https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/strogoff.jpgStrogoffThe Czar's man in Irkutsk.2016-05-16T13:07:57+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2016/04/12/where-did-our-love-go-follower-31/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tombstone.jpgtombstoneWhen this is the height of your fame, they don't even bother with your name, because who cares?https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/doyle.jpgdoyleHow did I end up in a love triangle (technically a triacontakaitrigon) with Sir Arthur and 31 others?2016-06-13T15:36:02+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2016/03/31/how-do-i-know-im-close-to-being-nearly-famous-because-the-internet-says-so-and-the-internet-never-lies/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bfr.pngBFRWho knew old Issue 27 would supply a notable contributor to ranks?https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/yearbook.jpgyearbookIf he had only known about Wikipedia back then, he would have dressed for success.2016-04-01T13:10:11+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2016/02/05/moby-dick-part-i-somebody-should-make-a-story-out-of-this/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/moby-dick.jpgmoby-dickThree books in one, what a bargain!2016-03-16T19:52:29+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2016/03/17/edgar-rice-burroughs-and-making-pulp-fiction-classic/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/auteurs-edgar-rice-burroughs.jpgauteurs-edgar-rice-burroughsEdgar Rice Burroughs - the first author I couldn't put down.2016-03-22T13:54:12+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2016/02/25/you-dont-have-to-rewrite-the-good-parts/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/grandchildren.jpggrandchildren-"And now, sweet grandchildren, you must promise that you will never bring this sub-par manuscript to light." -"We won't. We swear on our grandfather's grave."2016-03-22T19:11:33+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/a-cautionary-tale/2017-12-15T20:10:21+00:00weekly0.6https://scottnagele.com/2016/01/12/it-depends-on-your-definition-of-horror/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/young_daphne_du_maurier.jpgYoung_Daphne_du_MaurierMore in line with du Maurier's type of horror . . . but not really.https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/poe.jpgpoePoe. Not really his style of horror story.https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/h__p__lovecraft_june_1934.jpgH__P__Lovecraft,_June_1934Definitely not Lovecraft's kind of horror.2016-01-14T18:46:12+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/12/21/author-publisher-promoter-exporter-exporter/2016-01-05T17:08:14+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/11/30/why-i-stopped-submitting-short-fiction-to-literary-journals/2015-12-07T13:34:25+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/11/06/i-have-12-goodreads-followers-and-i-still-have-to-do-my-own-plundering-whats-up-with-that/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tea.jpgteaI still have to pour my own tea. And with all the tea I drink, that eats up a good part of my day.2017-10-26T17:12:13+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/09/29/you-got-a-receipt-for-that-beanstalk-jack/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/jack_and_the_beanstalk.jpgJack_and_the_beanstalkLet's hope there's a reform school at the top of this thing.2015-09-29T15:48:57+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/09/22/word-of-mouth-advertising-inexpensive-and-unmeasurable/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/gordon-parks.jpgGordon Parks"Hey fellas, let me tell you about this great book I just finished! After that, maybe we can go put out a fire."2015-09-22T18:51:19+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/09/08/you-want-to-write-a-novel-but-life-gets-in-the-way/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/captain-scott.jpgcaptain scottCaptain Scott was on a mission to reach the South Pole and he still found a few minutes every day to write. Okay, so maybe not the best example of a success story, but you get the point.2018-12-03T13:40:52+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/08/24/if-you-truly-love-me-youll-ignore-my-screams-of-terror/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/coaster.jpgcoasterIt's nice to have people to look out for you when the whole thing goes upside down.https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/helper.jpghelper"You just sit and smile big, and I'll make sure this thing happens."2015-08-24T14:52:02+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/08/10/the-goodreads-giveaway-learning-curve/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/giveaways.jpggiveawaysAccording to the site, the average giveaway garners 825 entries. When you miss the first week or your own giveaway, you get fewer.2015-08-10T15:13:22+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/08/03/sole-survivor-little-pig-laments-brothers-misfortune/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/3littlepigs.gif3littlepigsIn this Disney animated version, the two lazy pigs actually mock the third pig's industry. They all take refuge in the house of brick and survive. Judging by the wall art, they are more fortunate than their father.2015-08-05T14:08:44+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/07/20/the-review-police-cast-a-wide-net/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/review.jpgReviewThe official rules. Did the review in question violate them?2015-07-27T00:58:33+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/07/07/selling-it-by-giving-it-away/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/giving-the-away-e1436278621686.jpggiving the awayIf not for the Internet, I'd be handing them out to passersby down at the docks.2015-07-08T18:07:10+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/06/25/book-release-a-housefly-in-autumn/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sam_3155.jpgHouseflyIf you buy the paperback at Amazon, you can download the Kindle version for free. Just in case you can't decide which you like best.2015-06-26T12:19:05+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/06/19/kindle-publishing-the-mostly-good-the-little-bad-and-the-none-too-ugly/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150619_110906169_ios.jpgKindlesBoth are Kindles, but they are very different devices.2015-06-19T18:18:35+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/06/12/the-5-stages-of-self-publishing/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/grief-e1434119368198.jpggrief"Don't worry about it, James. You put all those unnecessary words into it, didn't you. Then I'm sure people will love The Third Guy Down from the Guy Next to the Last of the Mohicans." 2015-06-12T14:45:40+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/06/03/cold-feet-and-self-publishing/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/risk.jpgriskSome early self-publishers enjoying the freedom to take risks. Or maybe they're just some guys building a corporate corner office.2015-06-11T12:32:01+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/05/22/the-fifth-times-the-charm-maybe/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/20150522_141639793_ios-e1432305028244.jpg5th proofWill the fifth proof be the last? Cross your fingers.2015-05-26T14:19:07+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2014/11/12/what-happens-when-you-trust-a-fish-to-babysit/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sam_3002.jpgred eared sliderWe don't own any goldfish, but we do have this lady. It's helpful to know she can be called upon to babysit in a pinch.2015-05-13T14:37:09+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/02/11/green-eggs-and-ham-the-first-ones-free/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/greenegg.gifGreeneggYes, I'd like my kids to try new things, but I'm a little skeptical of this meal myself.2023-12-25T14:29:05+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/02/28/that-time-the-wonderful-wizard-put-out-a-hit-on-the-wicked-witch/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/melting-witch.jpgmelting witchFact: 99% of all melting accidents occur in the victim's own home.https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wizard.jpgwizard"Make it look like an accident. And when you're done with her, I want to talk to you about a job on a guy named Hoffa."https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/enhanced_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_1st_edition_print-r73eff516414746558488ef2dd87ef752_in8_8byvr_512.jpgenhanced_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_1st_edition_print-r73eff516414746558488ef2dd87ef752_in8_8byvr_512Or maybe it's just that Dorothy isn't as tall as we've been led to believe.2015-05-13T14:36:27+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/05/06/discovering-the-magic-of-story/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/hca-e1430923866107.jpgHCAGive us a little magic to dream on, Mr. Andersen.https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/grimms-e1430922992528.jpgGrimm'sNighttime reading for father and son.2015-05-13T14:36:08+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/05/13/he-was-a-good-bear-before-hollywood-got-to-him/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/e-h-shepard1928.jpgE H Shepard1928They were simple times, before all the glamor and glitz, but they were good times. (Image: E. H. Shepard)2015-05-15T14:10:10+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/04/27/are-you-trying-to-tell-me-my-research-stinks/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20140811_112309189_ios-e1430146234168.jpgbackyard skunkFor my European, African, Asian, Australian, and Antarctican friends: this is what a skunk digging for insects on your lawn looks like.2015-04-28T12:36:10+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/04/17/i-probably-dont-care-about-your-superfluous-nipple/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/i-am-legend-book-cover.jpgi-am-legend-book-coverHe looked more like the shadowed-out parts of this guys, but without the blond hair. Definitely without the huge left hand and/or the long left arm.https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/iamlegend-bookcover2.jpgiamlegend-bookcover2The Robert Neville in my mind didn't look like Will Smith - not even a blond Will Smith.2015-04-21T12:34:58+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/04/09/one-mans-muse-is-the-same-mans-bully/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/the-tenth-muse-by-john-white-alexander.jpgThe Tenth Muse by John White Alexander"The Tenth Muse" by John White Alexander. Look out, Whiskers! She's about to put you in a headlock and steal your lunch money. 2015-04-09T16:14:21+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/03/26/got-all-the-gaps-worked-out-of-your-story-what-about-the-gaps-in-your-text/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/port-arthur.jpgPort ArthurIncautious justifying can make text a cozy as this attractive, war-zone home.2015-03-26T20:51:56+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/03/18/ending-obsession/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/old-man-with-pipe.jpgold man with pipeWhat I'd look like after 20 more years of wisdom. Looks like I'd have a great story to tell doesn't it? Should we just wait?2015-03-21T18:38:09+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/01/29/the-third-novella-a-horror-story-about-writing-a-horror-story/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/manuscript.jpgmanuscriptThe Third Novella. That could be the title of a horror story. Anyway, this third novella is waiting to be finished.2015-01-29T17:07:40+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/01/21/nothing-lasts-forever-even-when-its-sponsored-by-amazon-com/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/disappointed2-e1421871845578.jpgdisappointed2"And you've replaced it with a program that relies on social media? I'm absolutely giddy over it!"https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/disappointed1-e1421871701723.jpgdisappointed1"What's that? You've discontinued the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award? How delightful!"2015-01-26T13:47:57+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2015/01/15/blurred-lines-stuck-in-limbo-between-young-adult-and-general-fiction/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ice4-cropped.jpgice4 croppedMy main character, before he joined AARP and applied for a reverse mortgage. (Art by Jessie O'Brien)2015-01-19T14:41:07+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2014/12/31/addition-by-subtraction-ditching-the-unhelpful-words/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cooper_johnwesleyjarvis_web.jpgcooperJames Fenimore Cooper, a man of abundant imagination and even more abundant verbiage.2015-01-13T14:37:59+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2014/12/24/what-could-be-better-than-mr-magoo/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/magoo-e1419350947567.jpgmagooEven a genius of entertainment like Magoo couldn't match the the magic of the original.2014-12-29T13:43:18+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2014/12/17/the-ghost-of-storytelling-past/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sam_2476-e1418831565919.jpgChristmas CarolThe beautifully illustrated edition we read.2014-12-18T13:36:26+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2014/12/03/valet-parking-annoying-in-real-life-worse-in-fiction/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/david-myers.jpgDavid MyersSave yourself 15 cents and a bunch of unnecessary words. Forget about parking and get on with the story.2014-12-04T18:55:54+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2014/11/19/let-the-suckers-write-while-you-get-rich/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/talking-bull-e1416411177300.jpgtalking bull"Chief Talking Bull's miracle elixir will make any trash you publish on Kindle worth its weight in gold." (Image: Marion Post Wolcott/US Farm Security Administration) 2014-11-20T01:00:15+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2014/11/05/i-was-just-too-young-to-love-you/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/shakespeare-e1415200800149.jpgshakespeareI'm still wary of him after all the kids he humiliated in front of the entire class.https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dickens.jpgDickensHe looks so stern and boring, but he's a little Dickens on the inside.2014-11-06T13:46:22+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2014/10/29/watch-your-backstory/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/john-vachon-gravedigger.jpgJohn Vachon gravediggerThe professional grave digger doesn't require a great deal of backstory to put his actions into context, and he is probably a more sympathetic character than the serial killer. (Photo: John Vichon)2015-01-16T14:02:38+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2014/10/22/there-are-only-three-parts-of-your-story-to-worry-about-the-beginning-the-middle-and-the-end/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sam_2978.jpg2nd proof copyMy wife's proof copy is already taking a beating, and she's only just begun.2014-10-22T13:33:42+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2014/10/15/books-i-cant-remember/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/harriet_beecher_stowe_at_national_portrait_gallery_img_4399.jpgHarriet_Beecher_Stowe_at_National_Portrait_Gallery_IMG_4399Harriet Beecher Stowe: Not as preachy as she looks.https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/france-alex-dumas.jpgfrance-alex-dumasDumas: A Frenchman who confounded me by giving all his characters French names. What nerve!2014-10-15T13:15:02+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2014/10/08/the-proof-is-in-the-proofing/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/reading.jpgreadingIt's a struggle not to be overcome by the excitement of reading through the book for the 678th time.2014-10-09T12:30:09+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2014/09/30/be-careful-where-you-step-theres-misunderstood-artistic-genius-everywhere/https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dog-sewing.jpgdog sewingIt's not your audience's job to figure out the secret genius to your art. https://scottnagele.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/crying-child.jpgcrying child"They just don't get what I'm trying to do here!"2014-09-30T15:39:04+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/2014/09/24/whats-so-great-about-those-annoying-publishing-delays/2014-09-24T14:34:45+00:00monthlyhttps://scottnagele.com/about/2015-03-25T21:08:10+00:00weekly0.6https://scottnagele.com/about-my-books/2014-09-12T19:06:52+00:00weekly0.6https://scottnagele.comdaily1.02025-11-11T16:15:29+00:00