is away! I heard about a call for a print anthology just a little over a week before the deadline. Since they only accepted submissions via snail mail (Really?! Is it 2010 or what? Sheesh.), that gave me about three and a half days to write something between 6 and 10K. As I do the [...]
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February 23rd 2010
@mincarter wrote a very good blog post on the “how-to” of writing. I’m going to send you over there for a gander. One thing I would add though is that writing is a solitary profession for the most part. Like Mina, when I first started authors higher up on the food chain were kind to [...]
Filed under On Writing Posted on January 26th 2010
I’m a proofreader for @LiquidSilverBooks as some of you may or may not know. One thing that I’ve noticed in common with the dozens of books I’ve read is where most of my comments tend to fall. It’s not good news for those of you looking for a New York contract. The fact of the [...]
Filed under On Writing Posted on December 18th 2009
I haven’t done one of these posts in a while, but here’s a little insight on what I’m up to lately. I’ve been asked to do revisions on Interdependence, but I’m still pondering the changes I need to make. The editor’s comments were encouraging and one of my other publishers has asked to take a [...]
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October 10th 2009
One of my favorite author buds, @LexValentine, loves to tell people that I’ve “shredded” one of her stories during a critique. Despite many times suggesting she use a different word, that’s the one she sticks to. I would say that I don’t necessarily shred her stories, but I do pick them apart if something doesn’t [...]
Filed under On Writing Posted on July 23rd 2009
In the past month, a couple of publishers have made specific requests from me for books. I am flattered. Thrilled beyond belief! A year of writing under my belt and I’m a wanted woman… I love it! The only problem is that I think my works have suffered a little because of it. I’m not [...]
Filed under On Writing Posted on May 14th 2009
It’s hard to believe that I’ve only been writing for just over a year now. Every day, every publisher, every editor is a lesson for me and I cherish them all. Lately, I’ve been working on how to write better blurbs for my stories (next up, better titles). When Dark Forest Nights became a best-seller [...]
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April 7th 2009
Ok. So about a week ago, I ranted about how bad a particular book I’m reading by a very popular publisher is. (There’s some faulty grammar in there somewhere. I just know it.) Anyway, this past weekend, while attending a business conference, I trudged through the story. And I was wrong. I wasn’t wrong about [...]
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March 10th 2009
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