The Chronic Novelist
This was a very interesting post from Rachel Gardner. Should All Authors Blog A few years ago that answer would be, "of course, don't be silly." Now that is not necessarily so, and this piece puts it into perspective. If you are an author and thinking if you need to blog I would stop everything …
I'm no where near an expert on the subject of writing contests as I've only entered a handful or so. I have had success, garnering an honorable mention for one of my short stories. Still when I came across this post on Anne R. Allen's blog I thought I'd share it. Writing Contests Are Important: …
You know you've done this once. Maybe you are of the mindset that it couldn't hurt. The reality is it doesn't hurt, but it certainly doesn't help, (in most instances). So read it here, What Not to Say in a Query, from Rachelle Gardner's great blog.
I figure this is as good a time as any to talk about gifts. Not the kind that haunt your credit card statement and are covered in shiny paper and ribbons. Instead I'm talking about talent and what appears to world as a gift. My first year of college, when I was in the music …
I came across this article on Anne R Allen's great blog. You Finished Your First Novel! What To Do Now: 7 Do's and Don'ts I often get asked what the steps are after the novel is finished. There truly is no single one answer nor is there a path that works for everyone. This piece …
I came across this piece on the Creative Pen blog. I meditate every night before bed and find it very helpful for clearing the day. Writing Tips: 5 Ways Meditation Can Help Writers I urge you to give it a click.
A good friend recently recommended I think about a Patreon page. I've been looking into it and am almost ready to take the plunge. For the less web savvy here, Patreon is a web site/service where creators allow fans to make contributions and in return get unique access to the creators' work. It became more …
I was watching an add for the newest Grinch movie and something caught my ear. There was a line about the Grinch being a lonely orphan. That was something new. How does that bit of information affect the perception of the Grinch as the evil being responsible for stealing The Whos of Whoville's Christmas? Should …
We have arrived. Almost. We're about 10 minutes from the apartment in a Comfort Inn. Tomorrow we get the keys and the movers arrive with half of our stuff. The other half will show up in the Pod on Wednesday. Then we get to play, where the hell did we pack that. About that picture. …
We made it to Oregon some 1,040 miles from where we started. We have another 284 to go to get to Portland. By then we will be above these wild fires. We drove through some pretty burned up areas. The air is kind of smokey too. It's a little unsettling. According to the map there …
