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Giving it Away: Spoilers as Both Noun & Accusation

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Kelli Jae BaeliAugust 2, 2017

Thank you for your interest in my work. Please enjoy this free download. (click the cover image) Giving it Away: Spoilers as Both Noun & Accusation (Why Book Reviews Matter & How to Write a Proper One) Ironically, in response to one review on this essay, I feel I must point out that this is a FREE essay, not a novel; it does not pretend to elucidate completely the subject at hand; it’s about 10 pages on the topic. I am too busy writing full-length novels to give it more time than that, and yes, I do advertise my other … Continue reading →

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Literary Loitering

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Kelli Jae BaeliSeptember 9, 2017

In a certain writing magazine a certain author was featured, and in that story, we are told The notebooks filled. But he reached a point where he had to stop. “I just begin, and then find I write myself into a corner of human experience about which I’m totally ignorant,” he says. Writing paused for about six months while he plowed into research. He read 33 books, including the Koran twice. He came to the point where he felt he could teach a class on Islamic extremism. Informed and enlightened, he finished the novel. Which took five-and-a-half years to write. … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITING CRAFT, writer, Supernatural Hypocrisy, novelist, RESEARCH, BOOKS, WRITING LIFE, indie publisher, Writing tips, WRITING, novelwriting, The Cognitive Dissonance of a God Cosmology, PUBLISHING, nonfiction, Fiction Writing, nonfiction writing, methodology | Tagged pretension, Pantsers | 2 Replies

Nonfiction & Non-nonfiction

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Kelli Jae BaeliSeptember 9, 2017

It bothers me when anything is referred to as a negative of something else,  such as nonfiction is NOT fiction. Its only identity is about what it is NOT. Like Man and non-man.  Like white and non-white. Like yellow and non-yellow. I find it so pejorative, with this word in particular, and I wish there was another way to say “nonfiction” that was about what it IS, not what it is NOT. Fiction is also referred to as literature or fictional prose, but it is a positive–it is fictional. It’s not even non-nonfiction, perhaps only because that would be cumbersome. … Continue reading →

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Going Mainstream

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Kelli Jae BaeliJune 11, 2013

CAUTION: FRUSTRATED RANT HOVERING NEARBY. When you find yourself, as a writer, lamenting about why you’re even writing at all, and entertaining the idea of not writing any more, something has to change. I’m growing more and more frustrated with, and weary of, the lack of support from Lesbian Readers for what I want to offer them. I am sick to death of their constant praise of bad writing in the LesFic market, and their unwillingness to demand better, and try anything out of their narrow reading interests. It’s painfully clear that most LesFic Readers have literary blinders, and will … Continue reading →

Posted in frustration, aggravation, WRITING CRAFT, problem-solving, lesbians, meaning, angst, disillusionment, novels, anger, purpose, writer, harsh realities, novelist, Fiction, writing business, WRITING LIFE, lesbian literature, mainstream fiction genre, Depressive Realism, independent author, WRITING, reading, novellas, novelwriting, PUBLISHING, eBooks, nonfiction, Lesbian fiction genre, Fiction Writing, nonfiction writing, lesfic genre, betrayal, Rubyfruit Jungle, adaptation | Tagged autodidact | Leave a reply

Scott Crowder Interview of me on House of Fists (reblog)

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Kelli Jae BaeliJune 5, 2013

reblog Kelli Jae Baeli   My favorite of her book covers. Grumpy Cat cracks me the hell up. Kelli Jae Baeli is different from most of the writers I interview here at The House of Fists in that it was her non-fiction that first drew me to her work, as opposed to the horror or dark fiction practiced by the other interviewees. I’m trying to learn more about writing, though, and not just about writing horror, so I immediately asked her to do me the honor of being interviewed here. She writes very clearly and persuasively, her tone neatly balanced … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITING CRAFT, AUTHORS, Kelli Jae Baeli, blogging, Supernatural Hypocrisy, BOOKS, Fiction, Book Reviews, WRITING LIFE, lesbian literature, independent author, Writing tips, WRITING, evergreen, ATHEISM, nonfiction, Fiction Writing, nonfiction writing | Tagged reblog, Scott Crowder, interviews | Leave a reply

Along Came a Spider

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Kelli Jae BaeliMay 3, 2018

It’s not like I didn’t expect to hear from the usual suspects in regard to my 6-volume book, God on a Stick (An exhaustive investigation into Christianity and why I decided it made no damn sense) formerly titled, Supernatural Hypocrisy: The Cognitive Dissonance of a God Cosmology But even now, I can be surprised by the variations of hubris and ignorance, even among those who claim no religion. My Facebook friend, Jackie LeMerand, posted on her wall that she had just purchased my book, and then, shall we say, Along Came a Spider.   Jackie LaMerand Yesterday at 9:13am · Kelli‘s … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, AUTHORS, Kelli Jae Baeli, occupational hazard, Supernatural Hypocrisy, ignorance, PEEVES, Facebook, BOOKS, Book Reviews, WRITING LIFE, RELIGION, The Cognitive Dissonance of a God Cosmology, ATHEISM, nonfiction, nonfiction writing, atheism genre, religious zealots, willful ignorance | Leave a reply

Irony-Fest on Giving it Away

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Kelli Jae BaeliApril 1, 2013

Welcome to the Irony-Fest, please sign in and wear your name tags. This topic has become a comedy of ironies. Herein lies the oft-repeated back-handed compliments and erroneous and mixed opinions we authors often deal with, in relation to our work. It seems that some readers just don’t understand nor appreciate what authors are offering, and why. And they don’t seem to understand the function of short works in this regard. Would that we could be treated with the same respect that other professions enjoy, without  suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. In one blog, Distracting Fiction: Brand … Continue reading →

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Giving it Away:1st review

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Kelli Jae BaeliMarch 19, 2013

So, got the first review on the eArticle I published today on Smashwords. The article is Giving it Away : Spoilers as Both Noun & Accusation (Why Book Reviews Matter & How to Write a Proper One)   Review by: David H. Keith on March 19, 2013 : I found this book timely, although a bit vague and short on specifics. I’m not knocking the book – it’s only some 5100 words long, after all – but simply saying Baeli could have done more with it even if that entailed a much larger book. I think the topic itself – … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITING CRAFT, AUTHORS, Kelli Jae Baeli, blogging, RESOURCE & REFERENCE, BOOKS, Book Reviews, WRITING LIFE, self-publishing, WRITING, Smashwords, PUBLISHING, nonfiction, nonfiction writing, HOW-TO | Tagged article, Giving it Away | Leave a reply

Giving it Away Giveaway

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Kelli Jae BaeliMarch 19, 2013

In response to the unusual interest paid to one of my recent blogs, Giving it Away: Spoilers as Both Noun & Accusation, I decided I  would publish that entry in digital form, so I could spread the word. I will be offering it for free download –that’s right: Giving it Away, will be GIVEN AWAY> on Smashwords, and on Amazon, too, hoping they match the FREE price. Otherwise, Amazon might list it for .99 at first. But I felt this information was too important, and it needed to be available to those who would write book reviews. from the article: … Continue reading →

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