Writer’s Digest, a popular American magazine that focuses on writers and writing advice, has a pdf article called “Why A Writer Without a Deadline is Looking for Trouble.” It’s a downloadable link that you can find at the end of this post. Every time I slow down with my writing, procrastinate more and more, start…
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Intentions Don’t Write Books
One day during conversation, a woman, let’s call her Lacy, asked me how I went about self-publishing my debut novel The Other Side, as she wanted to publish her book. I told her the process I went through with self-publishing through KDP. After, I asked Lacy about her book that she wants to publish. Lacy…
A. E. Reads: Bitten by Kelley Armstrong [Book Review]
For the first of my A. E. Reads: Book Reviews, I read Bitten, Kelley Armstrong’s 2001 debut novel. I originally read it when it first came out, and loved it. Bitten is about Elena Michaels, an adult werewolf who is determined to live in the human society, to be as “normal” as possible. She…
The Truth About Procrastination
There are days when I can’t write. Nothing on the paper. Nothing on the computer. Blank space. What am I waiting for? What am I afraid of? What holds my fingers back from the keys and keeps my pen from the paper? Most people would probably say fear. Fear of failure. Fear that whatever I…
The Official Site of A. E. Costello
Hi, I’m A. E. I’d like to welcome you to my official author website. I’m a full-time writer and burgeoning graphic novelist and comic artist. My posts will be all about writing and art, the writing life, my published and to-be published novels, what I’m drawing and studying, and more.
The Muse: Writing Life
I remember the first time I heard of a muse mentioned in relation to writing. I had no idea what this woman was talking about. A muse? A fantasy deity that inspires writing? And she only wrote when the muse visited her, and didn’t write unless she was inspired? What surprised me even more was…
The Official Blog of A. E. Costello 