Writing Wednesday: Revising “Baastards”

Last week’s goal rundown: Three blog postings – check! Submissions rotation – Victimless STILL needs a market, so I am not keeping up (if only my usual markets weren’t taking so long to reject my other stories, I would have someplace to send it.) My indie publishing schedule is still good (next release is June … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Doing It All Yourself

Goals recap for last week: Resubmission to markets is cycling as planned (there are currently 9 stories going through submissions right now.) Blog entries were on schedule. My next ePub (Downtown Blues: Detective Jimmy Delaney Collection #2) is on preorder and ready for its June 2nd release. I’ve formatted the paperback and am waiting for … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: You Must Write. You Must Finish.

Goals recap: The cycle of rejection – I mean resubmission to the markets continues apace (no longer than 7 days after return.) I made my three blog entries again. My next ePub (Downtown Blues: Detective Jimmy Delaney Collection #2) is on preorder and ready for its June 2nd release. I still need to format the … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: A Pat on the Back

Goals: Resubmissions to market still on schedule (including my submission to this quarter of Writers of the Future.) Got my three blog postings out there (it helps to start a couple of days early.) I put “Goddesses” out on preorder, so it’s obviously set for the May 5th release date. I produced 2279 words (76% … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Getting Things Done

Here’s where I stand on my goals: Stories continue to cycle back out to market on schedule (HEINLEIN RULES 4 & 5), including “Breathing is Overrated” (I just finished the final revision this weekend.) That means I now have three of my slated twelve stories for this year out the door. Two more (“There’s No … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Things to Pay Attention To

Weekly goal status: Stories-to-Market rotation continues on schedule, as do my 3-per-week blogs. The preorder campaign for The First Three ‘Things I Could Get Out of My Mind’ is on. I haven’t created the paperback yet – it may not be available until after the release weekend (it takes a lot of time to format … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: As Good As It Gets

First to goals – three blog postings, recycling stories back to market are all on schedule. My next eBook is in the chute and since it’s a collection (see below) it’s on a preorder campaign until the April 7th. I still need to do the paperback version, but I wasn’t planning to include that in … Continue reading →