Sure, writing can be a lonely pursuit. As someone who spends my days writing, I am alone most of the time. Sometimes I get so in my head that I accidentally run into household objects or forget what I’m talking about mid-sentence. If you spend a lot of time writing, you’ve got to get out … Read more
You don’t need a writer’s retreat. You need a vacation. We’ve all thought about it. Anyone who’s ever wanted to write a book has fantasized dropping out of society and retreating into nature, or at least solitude, to write. Just imagine—the birds chirping, the fresh scent of pine trees. (The lumpy mattress in your temporary … Read more
Hybrid Pub Scout Podcast · Episode 72: Grimoires! If you thought one horror-themed episode this season was enough, you thought wrong! If there’s one thing we’ll always do, it’s our annual Halloween episode. This week, we venture into the spookier (and less witch-hunty) side of grimoires. What are they? Who used them? Do they really … Read more
Going beneath the surface of a subject obviously means getting a deeper understanding as you explore. Sometimes, those deep-dives reveal inconvenient facts. In my case, submerging myself in the world of publishing revealed that “hybrid” has an enormously loaded meaning in the field, one that has nothing to do with what Hybrid Pub Scout is … Read more
