Storytellers Unplugged is the brainchild of author Joseph Nassise. We are a collective of professional authors, scribes, poets, screenwriters, booksellers, and creative professionals. On each day of the month, a different author will speak to you about writing, the creative process, publishing, technique, inspiration, or some topic related to the creative lifestyle.
Among us you’ll find best-selling authors, game-writers, journalists, subject matter experts and much more. If you check the links to the right of the main page, you can visit each author’s blogs, including those who have been a part of our community in the past. There is a wealth of information available.
My essays appeared on the 17th of each month, ending with my final post at the end of 2013.
- The End (December 17, 2013)
- Soap Gets in your Eyes (November 17, 2013)
- Maybe I Could’ve Been a Rock Star (October 17, 2013)
- Reading Out Loud (September 17, 2o13)
- Nil Illegitimi Carborundum (August 17, 2013)
- Why Go To Conventions? (July 17, 2013) [reprint]
- A Writer, Not a Seller (June 17, 2013)
- Bartleby and Me (May 17, 2013)
- Saying No (April 17, 2013)
- The Strangest Time (March 17, 2013)
- Social Media (February 17, 2013)
- We’re All Doing Our Best (January 17, 2013)
- Not the Time to Rewrite Your Text (December 17, 2012)
- Taking Care of the Laundry (November 17, 2012)
- Once Upon a Time But Not Happily Ever After (October 17, 2012)
- What they do and what they say (September 17, 2012)
- Writing in My Head (August 17, 2012)
- The Illustrious Man (July 17, 2012)
- Where did that story come from? (June 17, 2012)
- Desperation and Impatience (May 17, 2012)
- Asking Questions or Getting Answers? (April 17, 2012)
- Famous People (March 17, 2012)
- Prepare to be Boarded (February 17, 2012)
- The Day Job (reprise) (January 17, 2012)
- Promotional Consideration (December 17, 2011)
- Asking Questions (November 17, 2011)
- Answering Questions from an Aspiring Writer (October 17, 2011)
- Words Count (September 17, 2011)
- Is There Anybody Out There? (August 17, 2011)
- There Are Cons…and then There’s NECon (July 17, 2011)
- Are You Ready? Well, Then, Let’s Begin (June 17, 2011)
- Reading Slush (May 17, 2011)
- Rejection, rejection, rejection…acceptance! Rejection, rejection… (April 17, 2011)
- Writing Through It (March 17, 2011)
- A Taxing Situation (February 17, 2011)
- Potpourri (January 17, 2011)
- Write for the audience; write for yourself (December 17, 2010)
- Contests? No Contest (November 17, 2010)
- Ch-ch-ch-changes (October 17, 2010)
- How far would you go for a critique? (September 17, 2010)
- Why digital publishing didn’t catch on 10 years ago–and why it might now (August 17, 2010)
- Gap Year(s) (July 17, 2010)
- The Tangled Web We Weave (June 17, 2010)
- Lost in Translation (May 17, 2010)
- The Agent Panel (April 17, 2010)
- The Book Launch (March 17, 2010)
- Going for the Gold (February 17, 2010)
- Aspiring Writers (January 17, 2010)
- Alternate Reality (December 17, 2009)
- Location, Location, Location (November 17, 2009)
- Genre Bender (October 17, 2009)
- What I Did on My Summer Vacation (September 17, 2009)
- The Dog Days of Summer (August 17, 2009)
- Apparently I Write Like a Girl (July 17, 2009)
- Adventures in Reading (June 17, 2009)
- Telling Stories (May 17, 2009)
- The Work of the Copy Editor (April 17, 2009)
- Saying Yes (March 17, 2009)
- Book packagers (February 17, 2009)
- Too many words (January 17, 2009)
- Telling the truth for fun and profit (December 17, 2008)
- The Doldrums (November 17, 2008)
- Tracking Submissions (October 17, 2008)
- A Story’s Intent (September 17, 2008)
- Publishing…and Publishing Well (August 17, 2008)
- Roots (July 17, 2008)
- The Suspense is Killing Me (June 17, 2008)
- Let Me Be Brief (May 17, 2008)
- Why Write Short Stories? (April 17, 2008)
- The Sketch Artist (March 17, 2008)
- The Days Passed, The Nights Passed (February 17, 2008)
- You Won’t Believe What Happened Next (January 17, 2008)
- The Company We Keep: Guilt by Association (December 17, 2007)
- For Love or Money (November 17, 2007)
- It’s Hard to Tell the Truth (September 17, 2007)
- Are Critique Groups Worthwhile? (August 17, 2007)
- Why Go To Conventions? (July 17, 2007)
- Pushing a Rope (June 17, 2007)
- Take a Trip and Never Leave the Farm (May 17, 2007)
- Using My Common Senses (April 17, 2007)
- Wish I had Joe 90’s BIG RAT (March 17, 2007)
- Anatomy of a Short Story (February 17, 2007)
- The Value of Time Off (January 17, 2007)
- Writing on a Budget (December 17, 2006)
- Nano Redux (November 17, 2006)
- 3000 Words About the Peloponnesian War (September 17, 2006)
- Storytellers…Unplugged (August 17, 2006)
- What An Editor Can Do For You (July 17, 2006)
- I’m Glad You Asked Me That (June 17, 2006)
- What an Agent Can Do For You (May 17, 2006)
- Rolling with the Punches (April 17, 2006)
- I Have an Idea (March 17, 2006)
- Death & Taxes (February 17, 2006)
- Will You Read My Book? (January 17, 2006)
- The End (December 17, 2005)
- Crystallization (November 17, 2005)
- Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come For You? (October 17, 2005)
- Lead Me Not Into Temptation (September 17, 2005)
- Stop Me Before I Revise Again (August 17, 2005)
- Who’s Yo Editor (July 17, 2005)
- The Day Job (June 17, 2005)
