Juggling
This is skill that you must develop as a writer. (No jokes about making more money as a street juggler than a genre novelist, please…even if it is true!) In the beginning you juggle your schedule. You have to make…
Writer of Science Fiction and Fantasy
This is skill that you must develop as a writer. (No jokes about making more money as a street juggler than a genre novelist, please…even if it is true!) In the beginning you juggle your schedule. You have to make…
My writing process occurs in FIVE discrete chunks ...some, I find easy ...some, not-so-easy. 1. Idea development. It’s rare that I get an idea fully formed. I usually get an idea that’s not quite right, or only part of a…
Although there are hundreds (millions?) of “writing” websites, I thought I’d share a few of my most often used bookmarks. Under “WORDS” The three top entries are: Dictionary.com Urban Dictionary NOTE: NSFW and rated R+ ! The Phrontisery For obscure…
For people wondering how to query a literary agent, you need to pop over to the blog of literary agent (and all-around nice guy) Nathan Bransford. He has links with all the essentials of doing it right.One post of particular…
The most excellent writer, John Scalzi, explains this better than I ever could over on his blog post: Why New Novelists are kind of old. (btw, buy all his books; they’re wonderful.)I agree with everything he says.My experience was similar...with…