I love November, I really do. From a writing point of view, there’s a lot of enthusiasm and creative energy floating around. I don’t know if that’s something that’s generated by NaNoWriMo, or if Chris Baty just tapped into it (possibly by accident) when he scheduled the event the second time around. (I suspect it’s [...]
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All Used Up
A few weeks back, some folks asked if I’d be ‘blogging NaNoWriMo’ again this year. I said yes. Of course I said yes; I have a strong need for a feedback loop in the creative cycle, so knowing there’d be one built into a certain string of blog posts is an automatic draw for me. [...]
This is How I Get It Done: Making a quick ebook with Jutoh
This one’s going to be short, because I’ve kind of been looking at this screen all day. A few days ago, I asked if anyone would be interested in getting all of my NaNoWriMo advice posts pulled together into some kind of epub format. The answer was “yes.” I kind of ignored that for a [...]
Working Like a Rockstar (The October Forecast)
My short-term contract job came to an unhappy/happy end on Friday. And while you might assume ‘unhappy for me’, I’d have to say that the real unhappiness was felt by my now-ex-employers, who really wanted me to stay and really liked me; they just ran out of budget. They liked me so much that my [...]
“The Image may be Closer than it Appears” – Mira Grant’s Feed
Fact One: I like zombies. I like considering the ramifications of a zombie outbreak as a mental exercise, and sometimes even use that as an excuse to buy pretty things. None of this is a surprise to anyone who knows me. Fact Two: I like Mira Grant‘s new book Feed. Again, this should also come [...]
Moonlighting elseblog
I’ve got a post percolating about stories, games, and plot vs. character, but I’ll save that for tomorrow and instead point out that I wrote a guest blog over at ktliterary.com today: On Being Rexroth: Living with a Literary Agent.
The Wonderful Stink of Revision
Did you read it? No, not yesterday’s post; did you read something of yours? How was it? Don’t tell me you’re not done reading it yet; you were supposed to pick something short. And don’t tell me you didn’t have time; that’s your lack-of-grooveness talking. Make time. Read it while your significant other is doing [...]
Getting back in the Groove: Reading your Favorite Writer
So it’s been awhile. You had a good end of the year writing rush. You got your edits done and off to your writing group, your first readers, your second readers, your volunteer editing harem, maybe even your agent. You started a new project and lo and behold, THAT went well too. Then the holidays [...]
