To clarify, I’m not offering advice here, I’m asking for it. I remain about 65k words into my latest WIP, where I’ve been stuck since just before Thanksgiving. Why? Because I got distracted and I’m having trouble getting the ball rolling again. But wait, what’s that, there on the horizon? It’s an even bigger distraction!Continue reading “Writing Through Distractions”
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Word Count Is Only Important If You Want It to Be
So it’s almost the end of Spooky Season (not really a fan of that term and yet here I am using it, good grief), and I know for a lot of you that means one thing: National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo, aka NaNo) is almost upon us. Starting on November 1st, many of youContinue reading “Word Count Is Only Important If You Want It to Be”
We Are One Month Away from #PitDark!
Are you one of the many writers out there with a finished manuscript, currently querying agents or publishers in an attempt to find it a home? If you are, you may already know about #PitDark, but if not you should definitely read on. Like #PitMad, the other pitch event, #PitDark is a twice yearly queryingContinue reading “We Are One Month Away from #PitDark!”
Do You All Know This Ira Glass Quote?
Actually, I guess I should back up a step—do you all know Ira Glass? He’s a journalist and host of the radio program This American Life on NPR. If you’ve never heard it, I’ve seen it described as “journalistic non-fiction.” Between that phrase and the fact that it’s on public radio, you might think itContinue reading “Do You All Know This Ira Glass Quote?”
Publisher vs Agent: Grudge Match
Just kidding, there’s no grudge. In my last post I alluded to having a decision to make regarding the fate of my novel, since it is now fully back in my hands after the rights were returned to me by the previous almost-publisher. And that decision is one I suspect a lot of writers canContinue reading “Publisher vs Agent: Grudge Match”
Proof of Life Post
I’ve never liked it when I read someone’s blog and the first thing the blogger says is “Sorry I haven’t posted in so long.” I always think, Don’t apologize! Life happens, it can be a lot. Post when you can. So I won’t apologize, but…It’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted anything, so IContinue reading “Proof of Life Post”
Almost Published to Unpublished, Just Like That
So, last week I got some news about my debut novel that was due to be published by an indie publisher in Colorado. My editor decided to resign from the publishing company, and they said they simply had no other editors with room on their plate to take on another project. The publisher sent meContinue reading “Almost Published to Unpublished, Just Like That”
Oh, The People You’ll Meet
For the last half of April I found myself doing something I haven’t done in quite some time: assuming the Clark Griswold role in an honest to goodness family vacation. I loaded up the wife and child, and we drove over 1,500 miles (one way!) to the Pacific Northwest. We went whale watching in PugetContinue reading “Oh, The People You’ll Meet”
I Got a Writing Gig!
To anyone who follows this blog (something I naturally recommend all of you do), I may have been sounding like a broken record lately. For the past several posts, I mention at some point how I haven’t been very productive lately—not writing much, I need to get busy with my writing projects, woe is me,Continue reading “I Got a Writing Gig!”
Let Me Tell You About the Most Valuable Book I Own
A quick disclaimer: this isn’t a story of me finding a first edition copy of The Great Gatsby or Moby Dick tucked away in my parents’ attic, or stumbling upon a rare, out of print pressing of a Stephen King book at a garage sale. This is a more personal story. If you’ve followed theContinue reading “Let Me Tell You About the Most Valuable Book I Own”
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