The last round of “no’s” from agents was super-discouraging. I have a cover letter that works. I have a synopsis (finally) that I feel represents the book well. The book has been professionally edited and is tight. My beta readers…
OF COURSE we write because we’re passionate about the journey. But personally I could get a little passionate about some cash recognition of my skills in that regard, you dig? Today’s podcast is about making money with fiction–not the big…
I’m finishing up the developmental edit of Nothing Larger Than These Stars and although I’ve written a large chunk of the sequel, my plan is to work on something else while I wait to see if STARS gains some traction…
I’ve been thinking recently about how to improve my writing in a way that goes beyond reading every book on writing that comes out. Spoiler alert: I’ve already read a lot of those books (#imayhaveaproblem) and although they’re all useful…
I wrote my first short story when I was in the second grade. The teacher loved it, made much over it, took it home to read it to her family, and dubbed me ‘a writer.’ You could call this my…
What kind of writer are you? If you’re new to this whole writing thing, you might not know the terms “pantser” and “plotter.” Here is a quick start guide for you, then. Pantser: Flies by the seat of their pants,…
You can guess from the title that I set specific writing goals every month. This is a relatively new thing for me–until recently, I was making do with writing goals like “FINISH THE DAMN BOOK.” (I really didn’t give up…
Last night I completed Draft 0 of my first novel, Nothing Larger Than These Stars. My first concern is that I’m probably going to have to change the name, because the title is based on something I thought was going…