Last Week’s Goals My three posts went out as scheduled. I had some more stories return from market (the rejection letter said one of them had been a finalist), and dutifully sent them out again. Cats of War III (the third Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire collection) began its preorder (and Smashwords FREE Presale) campaign … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals I chose to skip Meandering Monday last week, and managed to feel a little less guilty about it (so a little success in my unofficial goal to not be a slave to my goals…), but my other two posts went out as scheduled. I had another couple of stories returned from markets, … Continue reading
Now that I have a method to my revisions – including a task list – I ALMOST feel like I’m accomplishing something, and this revising won’t be a forever thing. Continue reading
The overall feeling my work on the sequel gives me seems artificial in comparison to the organic original. I find myself experimenting with other people’s methods, just to shake things up. Still, I am incapable (or is it unwilling?) to fully implement the ideas I come across, and even when I think I understand the gist of a method, I still PANTSER it, close my eyes, and feel my own way toward what I think they mean. Continue reading
Do you have songs that just stick with you? I remember a night waiting outside the cafeteria I worked in my teens, singing “My Way” while I was waiting for a ride. That’s about fifty years – that’s how far back I know that song has stuck with me. I’ve sung the song more than … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals All three blog posts went out as scheduled. I had another 2 stories return from market, and rotated them back out. I wrote on five days last week, and missed my daily quota on all of them. That means I also missed my weekly quota, with a pitiful 891 words of fiction. … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals All three blog posts went out as scheduled. I had another 4 stories return from market, and they were sent back out to the next prospective publication. Ups and Downs: Detective Jimmy Delaney Collection #3 completed its release weekend. My next scheduled release is July 8th, and will probably be my third … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals All three blog posts went out as scheduled. I had 4 stories return from market, and they were sent back out, like Heinlein said. There are now two days until the full release of Ups and Downs: Detective Jimmy Delaney Collection #3. It’s available now as a preorder, and you can read … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals All three blog posts went out as scheduled. All my available stories are circulating in the markets. There are now two days until what was supposed to be my next scheduled release day (May 13th.) I have decided the release will be my third Detective Jimmy Delaney collection, and even though the … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals Blog posts out on schedule. A submission returned from market and was sent out again. A contest I entered was canceled due to lack of interest (and the accompanying fees.) There are now nine days until my next scheduled release day (May 13th) and I still haven’t decided what it will be. … Continue reading
William Mangieri's Writing Page 