Neil's Ruff Drafts
Neil S. PlakcyDog-lover Neil Plakcy writes about the intersection of business and creativity, with useful tips for authors and other marketers.
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Obedience School Dropout
Every mystery writer has a muse. Mine had four paws and was named Sam.
When I met my husband, he had two dogs, a Yorkshire Terrier named Charlie and a Collie named Gus. Shortly after we bought our house and moved in together, Gus passed aw...
What ChatGPT Taught Me About My Father
Recently I asked ChatGPT a question I never expected to ask:
What can you tell me about my father?
You probably know that fathers and sons are a theme I regularly return to in books. From Liam’s alcoholic father in the Have Body, Will Gua...
A Missed Publication
Last year I was invited to contribute a story to an anthology of crime fiction based on Aesop’s Fables. I chose “The Fox Who Lost His Tail,” in which a fox loses his tail in a trap and then tries to persuade the other animals they should ge...
Ten Years in the Game Industry
This writing lesson didn’t come from a class. It that came from a decade-long career making computer games.
People often assume that experience taught me about graphics, programming, or marketing. It did. But the biggest lesson was somethi...
Write Like a Human, Not a Corporation
I’ve heard for a long time that we need to aim our writing at readers at the sixth grade level. As a former college English professor, I’m afraid I have to agree. Recently I heard about the Gunning Fog Index, where you to put in a chunk of...
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MBA, MFA, 70+ mystery and MM romance novels trad & self-published. I write about the intersection of business & creativity, with a look behind the scenes and concrete tips for authors on marketing & productivity.
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