I Broke A Novel!
While my current novel is out on submission to agents and editors, I figured I’d dig my other novel out of the drawer and see about revising it again. This… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Library Haul and Reading List 5/29/15
Now that Memorial Day is over, I can feel my reading slipping into summer fantasy land. I’m like many people in that I prefer to put aside the heavy reading… Read more »
My Current Novel Is Doomed
I was talking with one of my beta readers the other day and I mentioned that I’d started sending out my queries to agents. “You’re doomed,” was his reply. Well,… Read more »
Library Haul and Reading List 5/22/15
We got the sad news today that our library will be closing for renovations beginning later in the summer. They’ll be closed for six months! The renovations are much needed… Read more »
Getting The Most From a Writer’s Retreat
A writer’s retreat can be a rewarding experience. It gives you a chance to get away from your everyday distractions and really get some work done. It can also give… Read more »
I’m Not The Reader You’re Looking For
Today I was trying to find a book I read some time ago. I couldn’t remember the title or author, just some general points from the text. I hit upon… Read more »
Library Haul and Reading List 5/15/15
I didn’t make a list post last week as we were out of town and I didn’t get by the library. This week’s list is mostly fiction again, although I… Read more »
10 Approaches to Revision
Most people think of revision as painful and something to be avoided. It’s much more fun to play with a first draft than to try to take something half-baked and… Read more »
Advice For Older Writers
Writing doesn’t suffer from quite the same age bias as other media occupations, but there is sometimes a tendency to favor younger writers over older writers. Why? Because younger writers… Read more »
Library Haul and Reading List, 5/01/15
This week’s list is short and sweet with mostly lightweight material. I’m working under a lot of deadlines and reading is getting sort of swept to the side. I hate… Read more »