Tag: craft

• Spooky Flash Fiction

  These were written for a Halloween contest I did not win, so here ya go, world. Trick or treat. A sea monster story, a devil dog story, and a story about demons. Sort of. Count on me to mess with the concepts. Grief’s Reward I heard her call, in the chill night after an autumn…

  K. M. Herkes

  November 1, 2014

  Whimsy

  craft

• Electronic Publishing For Smartypants

  Today’s installment of Inside Karen’s Head is about ebook production. I refuse to call it “For Dummies,” and not because I’m afraid of copyright infringement. I don’t like the phrase’s implicit judgment that people who want to learn are stupid. Ignorance is not stupidity. Stupid people don’t seek out knowledge. /mini-rant. I don’t sell much,…

  K. M. Herkes

  October 17, 2014

  New Post

  always learning, craft

• A Personal Story about Stories

  Let me tell you a story of me and my stories, and how I came to write. I don’t like being a writer. That seems an odd statement, I admit, given the Books page on this site. Leaving aside whether self-publishing “counts,” there is still no doubt that I have made and published stories. I…

  K. M. Herkes

  September 30, 2014

  New Post

  craft

• Writing & Self-Publishing: Lessons Learned

  Flight Plan hits print-on-page September 30. Trees will once again die for my imperfect art. Yes, I know, I published an ebook edition in December 2013, but that was then, and this is now. This is paperback. I incorporated reader suggestions, revised details and re-edited. I doubt most people would notice the changes (other than the…

  K. M. Herkes

  September 10, 2014

  Writing again

  always learning, craft, self-publishing, writer’s bane