Jack Campbell Jr.

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  • Storks Eat Babies: Taking the Myth out of Submission

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    I read a lot of writing blogs. I can find some useful nuggets of information in any blog, whether it is a new technique, a new idea, or just some good, old-fashioned inspiration. Writing websites tend to lean toward the romantic. It makes sense. We are writers. Writing is an art, and arts are often thought…

  • What Is in a Name? Jack Campbell, Jack Campbell, Jr. and John Campbell, Jr.

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    When I started seeking publication of my short stories, I had to make a decision. Did I write under my own name or under a pseudonym? I have nothing particularly against pseudonyms. After all, some very famous, very successful writers have used them. However, I like my name, and I wanted to have my writing…

  • Post-NaNoWriMo: The End is the Beginning

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    I did it. I won NaNoWriMo, and I wrote all about it over at The Confabulator Cafe. Stop by to see how it went and what plans I have for the near future. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2014/12/post-nanowrimo-end-beginning/

  • NaNoWriMo Week 4: The Homestretch

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    My live-blogging of NaNoWriMo continues with my latest Confabulator Cafe posting. We are heading in to the finale. I can’t wait to see how it turns out. Check it out. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2014/11/nanowrimo-week-4-homestretch/

  • A Goodbye for a Nice Dog

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    2003 marked a definitive change in my life. I returned to college, effectively abandoning a potential career in journalism to pursue English, effectively changing my focus to fiction writing. That was also the year that my ex-wife told me that she wanted to adopt Tippie after finding her in an Ames animal shelter. Tippie always…

  • November is Hell, NaNoWriMo Week 2

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    I have a new post up at The Confabulator Cafe detailing how the writing of Very Dangerous People is going. November really is the worst month for me to have NaNoWriMo. See my complaints here.  Only twenty more days, right? I think I will go have a cry. By the way, I am in discussions with an…

  • Very Dangerous People, NaNoWriMo Week 1

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    I am live-blogging my NaNoWriMo progress over at The Confabulator Cafe. Check out my latest entry on my first week of November and how life always seems to try to push writing aside. Also, a small note about how my latest novel, the Lovecraftian hitman thriller Very Dangerous People is progressing.

  • 4 Tips for Surviving Online Grad School

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    I would say that online education is the way of the future, but that would be a cliche. It would also be false. Online education is the way of the present. Digital media is pervading every aspect of our educational system. Don’t believe me? As all the parents of my local school district who had…

  • NaNoWriMo Wrap-Up at The Confabulator Cafe

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    NaNoWriMo Wrap-Up at The Confabulator Cafe This is my last NaNoWriMo posting for this year at The Confabulator Cafe. Head on over and see how my writing went this month.  

  • NaNoWriMo Week 4 Update

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    For those of you keeping track, we are in week four of NaNoWriMo, and I am closing in on the end of my first draft. Head on over to The Confabulator Cafe in order to see how things are going. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2013/11/december-coming-nanowrimo-week-4/ I also approved the galleys for “Flute of the Dead” in the next issue…