Finding Time to Write -Versus- Taking a Sorely Needed Break
I set writing goals for myself. I determine when I want to finish the book, and then I break it up into pages/word count and have at it. Unfortunately, my goals don’t always meet with reality. I don’t...
View ArticleThou Shalt Not Suffer a Rejection
Rejection. I’ve had more rejections since I started writing than I’ve had most of my life. It started with critters, then literary agents, the publishers. Rinse and repeat as I revised my work...
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Keeping the Hope ALive
I’m not like a lot of other writers who had a passion for it from the moment they could read. I spent a month writing in August 2008 while unemployed, then set it aside for a year. I returned to it...
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Determination and Perseverance
My rejection letters have been trickling in. I’ll be honest. I’ve received so many rejection letters for my current complete work, they don’t even phase me any more. I went into the query business...
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Hang on to Your Seats
My first and only COMPLETE novel, Shadow Cat I wrote by the seat of my pants. Sometimes it amazes me I managed to write it from start to finish. Honestly, I don’t know how I did it. I don’t even...
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Know Yourself
I hate running. Okay, hate is a strong term. Rather, I dislike it. Three things keep me in the running game. 1) Calories burned 2) I need to get in shape if I want to do well in the military 3) the...
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Let’s talk about…
Do agents get together and decide which blog topics to discuss with writers? I swear just about every agent is talking about burning out on writing this week. Okay, I’m going to hop on that band wagon...
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I scurd
<——First off, I added a subscribe by email link on my left sidebar for those who want to keep up to date on my ramblings. Now for the real post. My mama warned me about getting into the wrong...
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NaNoWriMo: I’m Starting to Cave
I’ve been telling myself, I don’t have time for NaNoWriMo. I’ve got to get the edits done on Shadow Cat. Okay, I’m starting to falter in my resolve. I have three books planned for the Shadow Cat...
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NaNoWriMo – Recap
I meant to have one more post on NaNo for next Tuesday, but I didn’t expect to finish my 50k a week ahead of schedule. As such. This is the last NaNo post from me this year. This was my first year...
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