A Tale of Two Queries
Long ago, in a cinema not too far, far away, I saw the first trailer for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. To this day I remember the collective gasp in the theater as the Lucasfilm logo...
View ArticleThe Great Divide, or, I am not an inspirational speaker, I just play one on...
I used to think there was a Great Divide, a deep chasm, between published and unpublished writers, with the huddled mass of unpublished writers forcibly held back on one side of it, like citizens of...
View ArticleEverything I know about Writing I learned from Rejections, Part I
Alas, the author interview has been devoured by the Crapometer, hungry for some nourishment before its next appearance at Miss Snark’s dig. I have it on good authority that by the time the Crapometer...
View ArticleEverything I Know About Writing I Learned from Rejections, the Sequel
I have never understood why people remain in unproductive relationships. Not just the obviously abusive kind, but relationships that seem to generate no particular emotional benefit, that coast on...
View ArticleEverything I Know About Writing I Learned from Rejections III: When Rejection...
Golda Meir once said, “Don’t be so humble, you are not that great.” I have been very humble in the previous two posts. But as I’m really not that great, today we chuck all that humility, cuz there are...
View ArticleBut I’m So Much Better Than What’s Her Name
My publishing career officially began in July 2006, when my agent accepted a two-book contract offer from Bantam on my behalf. My writing career, however, started eight years before that, with my...
View ArticleThe Best Job Around–with the Following Caveats
Last week I wrote a bit about simultaneously being in school and being on deadline. A couple of curious readers wondered why I am in school at all, given that I already have a publishing contract in...
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