I keep forgetting to mention… I conducted an interview with Frick Weber earlier this month for Niteblade. He’s one of the talents behind The Field on the Edge of the Woods. The interview has been posted. Enjoy!
Category: Writing
Muse Online Writers Conference
Each October, Lea Schizas and friends pull off an amazing online conference. This will be the fifth year and I can only see it getting better. I’ve attended the past few years and each one improves on the last one. Bigger chat rooms, forums, and editor pitch sessions are some of the changes I’ve seen. My… Continue reading Muse Online Writers Conference
Writo de Mayo
Way back in 2007 a LiveJournal community I belong to decided they wanted to tackle a writing project similar to NaNoWriMo. And thus in January of 2008 the month of May became Writo de Mayo. The idea was to pick a writing goal and stick to it for a month. The NaNoLJers community is still holding… Continue reading Writo de Mayo
Coyote Con
Writing is something that should take place all year long. Ideally, every day. Sometimes it gets a little stale working in a vacuum. Workshops, conferences, and online challenges are a good way to add a little bit of the unexpected into one’s writing life. Today I’ll mention Coyote Con since today is the first day of it. … Continue reading Coyote Con
Cumberland
On the drive back from Washington, D.C. we passed through a little town. Cumberland, Maryland would be an easy place to pass without ever knowing a thing about it. My husband was a little bit hungry and saw a Roy Rogers sign at that exit. Going down the ramp were some incredible looking buildings and… Continue reading Cumberland
March 2010
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in March: 0 Rejections in March:Â 0 Submissions sent out in March:Â 0 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses:Â 2 Normally I would say no news is good news… but the contest I sent my poems to has a reading of the winners… Continue reading March 2010
February 2010
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in February: 0 Rejections in February: 1 Submissions sent out in February: 3 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 2 I’m restarting with new numbers. Let’s be honest… the market that I sent something to in May 2009 still hasn’t gotten around to… Continue reading February 2010
Kicking My Behind
I started writing a short story earlier this month for a 2/28/2010 deadline. It was about half way written and (unbelievable for me) somewhat plotted out. Then I realized (1) I shouldn’t be including characters who aren’t in the story more than once. This reduced the current number of characters from four down to three and… Continue reading Kicking My Behind
Henning Mankell Interview
Yesterday morning I had the chance to listen to Henning Mankell on NPR’s Morning Edition. His latest novel doesn’t have his famous character, Inspector Kurt Wallander, in it. In fact, it’s mostly populated by women characters. Mankell read the opening scene. It is a desolate landscape and put a chill down this listener’s spine. It was… Continue reading Henning Mankell Interview
Write Your @ss Off Progress
I made this a little bit harder then it should have been. Or maybe it didn’t occur to me to break up the 8 hours over the entire weekend instead of shooting to get it all done in one day. I checked on what other people were doing and found a few that took a… Continue reading Write Your @ss Off Progress