J. P. Cane

Author: JP Cane

  • Videojug: How to Kill a Vampire

    —

    by

    JP Cane
    in

    Helpful tips for detecting and slaying vampires roaming your area. kill a vampire

  • First Pages 2012

    —

    by

    JP Cane
    in ,

    I had the honor of participating in this year’s First Pages, a popular and especially fun part of the James River Writers Conference (held this year Oct. 19-21 — come join us!). Here’s how First Pages works: Brave authors submit their novel’s first page for consideration. At the conference, a dramatic reading of the selected…

  • Missing the Message

    —

    by

    JP Cane
    in

    A new short short story, “Missing the Message,” is posted on My Writings page. What if you were right all along?

  • Feeling Spectacular

    —

    by

    JP Cane
    in

    At some point I had come across this accompanying graphic. I like the expressiveness of the subject. I think if someone had handed me a business card with such a picture, I would smile and I would remember it. Inspired by this and prompted by circumstances that cropped up over the past few months, I…

  • Critique Group Verdict on the Rough Draft

    —

    by

    JP Cane
    in

    I met with the critique group this past Monday and they did not fail in being their usual incisive, helpful, encouraging selves. As I had mentioned here earlier, I was concerned about the length. The word count makes for a rawboned novel and I wondered what could be done to beef it up. They were…