I have a complaint about storytelling, or actually, more of a demand: Authors, tell the story!
When I submitted my first book to an agent, she sent back a terse two sentences scrawled in the margin of my cover letter: "Spent too long on background. Get to the story." I did, she took the book on, and eventually, MACBETH'S NIECE was sold to a publisher.
I'm tired of a book starting with a bang that gets me interested and then stopping the action to go back for long scenes that explain the...
After two decades, I'm switching blogs to one by BookBub, which specializes in material about books, for authors and readers. It's kind of exciting, kind of a pain. I don't know a thing about domains and namesources, but I think I figured it out. I love the choices I have, and I've tried to choose what works for people of a certain age. I hate fuzzy fonts on dark colors or pink lettering on a red background.
As I think of things to add, I'll see what I can do. Your job is to let me know what...