From the monthly archives: August 2010
NOTE- Please read this before listening. This is a show regarding getting down about your career, and I pinpoint a lot of things that aren’t true about publishing. Upon relistening, I realize what I’m TRYING to say is the things I mention (ie, your editor putting a huge marketing campaign behind your book) aren’t guaranteed. [...]
Some days the mailman is kind to me. Today is such a day. No bills, and three books.
First, an ARC of Steampunk II. Been dying for this one!
Steampunk II: From Indiebound: Blending the romantic elegance of the Victorian era with modern scientific advances, the popular Steampunk genre spotlighted in [...]
I just got the go-ahead to announce this, as Ann and Jeff VanderMeer are looking for “micro submissions” and have listed the existing writers.
I have a soft spot in my heart for Thackery T. Lambshead. When the first book, the Hugo and World Fantasy Award nominated The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to [...]
This Saturday we head to Australia for WorldCon (and a two week vacation, by the way)! The dog is taken care of, the housesitter is secured, and tickets are bought. It’s really happening. Eek.
If you’re going, here’s my schedule. Would love to see you!
Fri 1300 Rm 211: Foundlings and orphans; Sat 1500 Rm [...]
You know when there’s one thing a character says that’s so perfect, it epitomizes their personality? I have been realizing that along with description, my characterization is somewhat weak, and I can see that when I realize another’s is very strong.
Specifically, I was watching Leverage Season Two last night. Now, I love this [...]
Today is I Should Be Writing’s FIVE year anniversary/birthday thingie. As gobsmacked as I am that I managed this long, it hasn’t been easy along the way. Specifically this spring, when hackers targeted several security holes in WordPress and made the site a nightmare to fix. This happened more than once. When I finally got [...]
Over at the SWFA blog, they’re talking about writers who become parents and how it changes their lives. This is a question I get asked a lot, so I encourage all parents or soon-to-be parents to read this carefully. My favorite comment came from Mishell Baker:
As for motivation, [...]
I need to start a new book.
I’m not afraid of this book. There’s a white board beside my desk with mind mapping and a rough outline of this book. It’s a shorter, mid-grade book, so it shouldn’t take as long. I even have a working title I am happy with.
So. Why haven’t I [...]
Three videos cropped up in my perusal of the web today, and they all speak to me as a writer. I’m only going to imbed one of them (one is totally NSFW) and you can follow the links to the others. 1) Toddler fails at hula hoop
I love this. [...]
The blog There Are No Rules recently had this to say on the subject of getting 75% of agents to respond to your queries.
Number Two is the hardest part, once the book is done, because it’s busy work, but very important.
2. The next thing you need to do is [...]
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