Another one off the schedule
General » Guest PostMay 29th, 2008
Man, I’ve been jumping all over my blog posting schedule this week.
I’ve written a guest column at Graham Carter’s blog, just a little tongue-in-cheek reflection on the English accent. To read it yourself, check out the May 29 post at grahamcarter.net. As always, Graham is exceedingly complimentary. Please read his other posts; they’re a collection personal reflections from the British perspective, both enlightening and funny, though tempered with real life predicaments.
Thursday Fifteen: Book/Fiction Marketing
Marketing » TipsMay 29th, 2008
Today’s theme for my Thursday Thirteen is book marketing, something many of us assume our publisher will handle. Wrong-o! In fact, if you pitch a book with a complete marketing plan, you’ll have a better chance at getting an agent/publisher. The book biz is hard work for everyone involved, so an author who shows foresight into the process gets brownie points. So here is my list to help you rack up those points!
Villain Month
Writing » Character Development, Links, TipsMay 27th, 2008
Since I cheated my usual schedule and made my real post yesterday about finishing First Draft B, I’m dedicating this post to a fellow writer-blogger, Eliza W, who’s dedicating her blog to a month of developing villains in fiction.
Jump over, take a look, join in!
First Draft B Complete
Writing » Work-in-ProgressMay 26th, 2008
The title of the post says it all, but here are some details.
Saturday night, I couldn’t focus on homework. So instead, I daydreamed about my novel.
At midnight, I decided I would tape the show I had been staying up to watch so I could write, instead.
By three in the morning, I had a draft of the last chapter that I liked better than the six other half-starts I’d saved in the file, and the other almost fully-drafted chapter that I had in my paper journal.
Sunday morning, I woke up to re-read the chapter and found I still liked it. A good sign.
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