The Problems with Publishing
Author Kristine Kathryn Rusch recently shared a must-read post about today’s state of publishing, aptly titled Trainwreck, Fall Edition. As …
Author Archives: Nicholas C. Rossis
Free Online Character Name Generators
I have an unusual relationship with character names, probably because I have such a poor memory (as Electra likes to …
Unknown Medieval Weapons
Everyone’s heard of swords and spears. But how about the Goedendag, the Ahlspiess, or the Hussite flail? If you write …
How Fiction Can Inspire Business Writing
Business writing includes memos, reports, proposals, emails, and a variety of other business-related written materials. It usually gets pretty bad …
Remembering 9/11
Every year, this is a post I wish I didn’t have to write. Will the pain ever fade?
100+ Statistics And Facts of The Internet
The team at Hostingclues has created an exhaustive snapshot of the state of the Internet today. It contains over a …
Dormice and Other Ancient Delicacies
I have a confession: besides writing, I love cooking and I love food. Perhaps that explains why the parts I …
What Does Fantasy Get Wrong about Medieval Warfare?
Largely thanks to Tolkien, the fantasy genre consists basically of how we imagine the Medieval times. Readers of this blog …
How to Kill a Word
I came across this great slideshow by Patrick McLean on Slideshare (many thanks to Laura for the tip!) As a …
What Are Your Anxiety Dreams Telling You?
As you may recall, much of my writing inspiration comes from my dreams and I have often written about dreams …
