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Why I Haven’t Pulled the Trigger on Self-Publishing
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…
Putting a Bookbaby Aside
It’s not an easy decision to make. Check out my latest podcasts on Read Write Geek to hear how I’m making my decisions, and some thoughts about how you can make yours. Bonus tarot reading for all interested. 😉 …
Let’s Vote for the Hugo Awards!
Okay, not really, because that shit costs $50. But we can have our own vote among the Hugo Award nominees. (Not sure what I’m talking about? No worries! More info on my podcast, Read Write Geek, which you can find…
My Podcast is Back!
No doubt all 3.4 of my regular blog followers who are also among the 1.1 regular consumers of my podcast will be delighted to know that Read Write Geek will be back online next week, with promises of engaging content,…
Writing-adjacent Advice
Having just seen not one but three videos in which writers offering “writing advice” were basically skewered as never-to-be-published money-hoarding imposters, I’m loathe to call this writing advice. I had thought a fun, light-hearted series on how to Be a…
You CAN Publish & Thrive!
It’s that time again, and I’m so excited! My friend Sarra Cannon is running the next cycle of her wonderful 5-week course on Indie publishing, Publish & Thrive, starting August 9. I’ve gotten so much out of this course every…
Is This a Lemon or a Lemonade Kit?
So many things to report. This blog post might take a little longer than 5 minutes. I found out yesterday that my teaching load will be half what it usually is for Fall. That means I’ll have twice as much…
About that next book …
I was wrestling with my “next” book last night, just couldn’t get the words flowing. So on a whim I decided to pay a little visit to the sequel to my “first” book. It’s about 40,000 words in (of probably…
Manifesting an Agent
No, no … don’t get excited. I haven’t managed to do that yet. In fact, I got another form letter ‘no’ today from someone I thought would be interested in my work. But before I go down the spiral of…