Tag Archives: Fiction

Introducing Disrupted Lives, a free ebook of stories

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Bill Wren

It’s here. My ebook of fiction – seven short stories – called Disrupted Lives and Other Commotions. I considered doing an affiliate program where others could post banner ads for it and receive commissions as high as 90% but then … Continue reading →

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What I don’t like about other things

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Bill Wren

I’m being diplomatic when I write that I don’t like other things. The truth is that I hate other things. They just get in the way! What are other things? That’s easy: they’re all the things you have to do … Continue reading →

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Books from my night table

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Bill Wren

I like books; I like to read. Over at Thoughtwrestling, we’ve had a week of book suggestions and/or reviews from the various contributors. I made mention a few days ago about a book I’m currently re-reading called Exuberance. I also … Continue reading →

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Publish and flourish: cause and effect

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Bill Wren

The final lesson I take from the story of Scheherazade’s telling of The One Thousand and One Nights is that you can change the dictum “publish or perish” to “publish and flourish.” As John Barth points out in Getting Oriented, … Continue reading →

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Lose the model: everything is a story

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Bill Wren

Creative people start out with a model in their heads of how they will be creative. It’s a template of how their creativity will manifest itself. One of the most important steps they make in their development is losing that … Continue reading →

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