Mark Noce Stories
Notes on Mark's latest writing endeavors, alongside other creative authors in the community.
November 1, 2013
As per J.A. Bennet’s blog , I’m promoting the All I Want for Christmas bloghop and stating my own NaNo WriMo goals for this month. Needless to say, I’m already questioning my overly ambitious writing…
Read more of “NaNo WriMo & All I Want for Christmas Bloghop”October 31, 2013
It’s Halloween! Or All Hallows Eve. Or Samhain (pronounced something like “soween”) as the ancient Celts called it. This is my favorite time of year, and Halloween in particular has always been my…
Read more of “Happy Samhain”October 28, 2013
Good editing is what transforms an intriguing idea in a first draft into a great story in subsequent revisions. Great editing will improve a novel even further. Today, I’d like to give some praise…
Read more of “Editing My Book”October 22, 2013
Do you ever judge a book by its cover? How about by its price? Between podcasts, conferences, and online articles I’ve been hearing more and more division amongst readers regarding the appropriate…
Read more of “Price Points on eBooks”October 15, 2013
This Sunday my wife and I went to a 49ers game at Candlestick Park! The Niners won and are doing great, but this is the last year that the famous old ballpark will be used. After over a half century…
Read more of “Farewell to Candlestick”October 10, 2013
Do you still prefer a hardcover or paperback book versus an eReader? Perhaps you enjoy the smell of bookstores and libraries? Or maybe you love the lightweight freedom of a tablet that contains an…
Read more of “eReader Habits”October 7, 2013
I just wanted to take the time out today to thank some great fellow writers who have been kind enough to review my latest works. I’ve had some awesome CPs (critique partners) over the past few weeks…
Read more of “Shout Out to My CPs!”October 3, 2013
So I’ve been really lax about doing my Insecure Writers’ Group posts lately. But honestly, it’s for a semi-good reason. I really haven’t felt that insecure about my writing for quite a while now.…
Read more of “Insecure Writers’ Post”September 30, 2013
I just got back from a quick trip to Portland. We had a lot of firsts this trip: first time going to Portland, first time my nine-month-old son flew on the airplane, and the first time I got to visit…
Read more of “Trip to Portland”September 27, 2013
Looks pretty cheesy right? I picked up this Conan book at the library almost as a joke, but figured…what the heck. I might as well give it a try. I was more than a little surprised at how well…
Read more of “Conan the Valorous”
