Comments on: Writing Terms Defined

By: Jim C. Hines

Jim C. Hines — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:05:52 +0000

You’re very welcome, Elias. Best of luck with the meet-and-greet!

By: Elias McClellan

Elias McClellan — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:18:29 +0000

Mr. Hines, as always I am grateful beyond words for your fresh-baked perspective. The writer’s workshop I’ve joined is sponsoring a meet and greet with agents and supposed buying editors, first week of April. Rather than go out of my mind anticipating every possible thing that can/could/will go wrong, I’ve kept my head down. Typing as fast as I can.

Having the benefit of your terms, I helps me avoid pitching a smoke deprived, anxiety-fit. A good laugh and consideration of everything else I cannot controll, helps me focus on what I can control which is strengthening plot points and applying a fine edge to my character developement.

Thanks, as always,

A State Employee

By: Geek Media Round-Up: February 26, 2010 – Grasping for the Wind

Geek Media Round-Up: February 26, 2010 – Grasping for the Wind — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:03:00 +0000

[...] Jim Hines offers this tongue-in-cheek Glossary of Writing Terms. [...]

By: Gabriele Campbell

Gabriele Campbell — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:53:27 +0000

Opps, sorry Kaz. I’ve spent too much time with those un-diplomatic Romans who tried to teach the barbarian Germans Latin at swordpoint.

By: KS Augustin

KS Augustin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:24:39 +0000

@Gabriele: Following on from the tone of our conversation (and Jim’s post), now you’re just rubbing it in!

By: Jim C. Hines

Jim C. Hines — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:12:08 +0000

Alma – I debated doing a longer version of that entry that would have looked like this:

Self-Promotion- Blogging, attending conventions, arranging booksignings, handing out bookmarks, and any other activity intended to give the writers the illusion that they have the slightest control over their sales. (See also: previews of all of my books at http://www.jimchines.com ).

By: The Great Geek Manual » Geek Media Round-Up: February 25, 2010

The Great Geek Manual » Geek Media Round-Up: February 25, 2010 — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:01:45 +0000

[...] Jim Hines offers this tongue-in-cheek Glossary of Writing Terms. [...]

By: Gabriele Campbell

Gabriele Campbell — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:17:53 +0000

Oh dear, and now I want to go back and cut one ‘pretty much’ out of my previous post. Damn writer brain.

By: Alma Alexander

Alma Alexander — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:19:31 +0000

Jim,if I didn’t already know you coming across this post would make me run and buy all your books [grin]

Which, I suppose, falls under the “self-promotion” point in your credo…

By: Gabriele Campbell

Gabriele Campbell — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:26:06 +0000

Ouch Kaz, that’s no fun. I’m lucky that the university library in my town, one of the best in Germany, carries books in pretty much every language ever written. Plus, there’s inter-library loan which covers not only Germany but pretty much all European academic libraries.