2019 heads into the rear view, and I take one last look at it before launching into 2020.
3:30 is Bullshit
Wherein I explain why I get up at 3:30 most days to write, and what I REALLY think about that.
August, 2019, Report
My monthly writing report for August, 2019, or “How I Learned to Reduce Worrying and Love the Business Side of Writing.”
June, 2019, Report
My monthly writing report for June, 2019 (and where to find me at Worldcon)
May, 2019, Report
My writing report for the month of May, 2019.
Writing What you Love
Writing what you love is a key to enjoying your craft, even if you’re not sure you can ever get the work published.
Wiki See and Wiki Do
It’s already been a whirlwind of a start to the year. I’ve managed to finish one new short story, FISHING OVER THE BONES OF THE DRAGON, which is about the loss of innocence, growing old, the reticence of men to speak to their emotions, father/son relationships, and, well… some fishing stuff, too. I quite like…
4th Saturday (8/2018)
I’m going to try to do a catchall writing post on the 4th weekend of every month. Technically I’m a day early, but now that it’s in my head I wanted to get it started. A way of keeping track of what I’ve done each month. August, 2018, has been fantastic. We started it off…
The Doldrums
The doldrums is an old nautical term for an area of the ocean where the breezes don’t blow as steadily or regularly, and storms can spring up unexpectedly. When you get there, you get stuck. It’s unpredictable, and thus sailors would prefer to avoid such areas. Doldrums has also come to mean a periodic downturn…
Rejection
There are lots of different kinds of rejection letters you can receive as an author. The most common is the very impersonal form letter. The form letter always thanks you for your submission, then quickly proceeds to inform you that your story or novel “was not right for them at this time.” Fair enough. Is…