Will be the year I publish. I swear. They* say not to commit to a goal one does not have complete control over. Like: getting traditionally published. One can’t control an agent or publishers. All you can control are your actions. So, you can set a goal to submit to agents or publishers, but it … More 2017
Ms. Lindsay Buroker doesn’t know it, but she’s one of my personal heroes. Last year or so, another writer, Wilson Geiger to be exact, told me I had to visit Ms. Buroker’s blog. Since I admire Wilson, I took his advice and discovered a ton of advice for the indie writer. While absorbing all her wisdom, … More Lindsay Buroker and I
A few days after the shock of the new year has worn off, and if you haven’t already, it is time to think of what you want to accomplish in 2016. Here on my blog, we are gearing up for a NaNoWriMo-like challenge in the month of February 2016. We’re calling it NewNoWriMo. The goal for … More Get Ready for NewNoWriMo
The end is near, my friends, so I thought I should wrap up a few loose ends and announce an exciting new challenge. NaNoWriMo Did you complete the challenge? All 50,000 words of it? I did not. I managed about 13,000 words which amounted to an almost complete second episode of my ghost stories series. … More The NEW NaNoWriMo
I figured it was time to do another one of these. Hell, who am I kidding? I have nothing else to blog about so I’ll blog about me. It’s half way through 2014, so let’s see how we are doing in terms of the goals I set out at the end of last year. Get … More State of the Writer
Howdy folks! It has been some time since I’ve done an update on my writing progress so I thought I’d fill you all in on my super-exciting writerly-world! Novels My first novel, The Denouncer, is officially dead. After some workshop feedback, I had another editor friend take a look at the manuscript. And true to … More Writing Update: Short Story Trenches
(NOTE: My apologies to those of you subscribed by email and are getting this for the second time. I erroneously scheduled this post to appear July 8th, rather than July 18th. Oops! Funny how WordPress allows us to travel through time… ) Hello World, Welcome to Sunny California! Damn is it hot. Is it hot … More Writing Update 2012-6
Guess what? Notice the progress bar over to the right? Go check it out. I’m DONE! Well, not really. The first draft of The Denouncer is done. I guess the real work has yet to begin, but it feels good to have that part finished. I’m trying to be good, and let the novel fester … More Writing Update 2012-5
Happy Earth Day, Everyone. Oh, and welcome back, tmso. Nice to have you with us. Care to fill us in on what’s been going on in your life? (I’m sure you’d rather my schizophrenic self not do this, but this is my public shaming wall, so here it goes.) The Denouncer The re-vamp of Devil’s Blood is … More Writing Update 2012-4
Yes, it is still Wednesday in my neck of the woods, so technically, I’m on schedule. 😀 I did miss some posts last week. My apologies. But surprisingly, the world did not end. Darn it. Could have been a wicked story. 👿 Whether I blog or not, I have written some. Here’s a run down: The … More Writing Update 2012-3
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