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William Mangieri is a karaoke junkie, former theater student, and recovered wargamer, who spends a lot of time wondering 'What if?'. He writes from Texas, but needed to find somewhere less solid to hold his thoughts. This is the place…

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Writing Wednesday: Perverse Writing Motivation
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Writing Wednesday: Perverse Writing Motivation

Posted on May 18, 2022 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

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 →

Writing Wednesday: Why We Write
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Writing Wednesday: Why We Write

Posted on April 27, 2022 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

Last Week’s Goals My three blog entries posted on schedule usual. Two submissions returned from market and I sent them right back out. Heinlein would be so proud… I now have a little over two weeks to go before my next scheduled release day (May 13th), but I still haven’t decided what it will be. … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Goal-Setting and Motivation
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Meandering Monday about Goal-Setting and Motivation

Posted on April 11, 2022 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

I started my writing ‘career’ in 2004. Actually, there should be air-quotes around the ‘started’, too. Although I made the determination to start writing in 2004, I didn’t finish my first story until 2008, and my second in 2010. My third came in 2011. If you’re following, that’s 4 years, then 2 years, then 1; … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Creating a Sense of Accomplishment
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Writing Wednesday: Creating a Sense of Accomplishment

Posted on February 16, 2022 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

Last Week’s Goals My blog posts made it out on schedule. Another two pieces came back from market; one cycled back out to the next publication, but the other is waiting for a suitable market to open. I only wrote on five days and made my daily quota on just one of them. I missed … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Thriving on Those Rejections
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Writing Wednesday: Thriving on Those Rejections

Posted on December 15, 2021 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

Last Week’s Goals All blog entries were posted on schedule. All my submissions were returned to markets as soon as they arrived home. One of those “rejections” was my fifth Honorable Mention (this time a SILVER) from the Writers of te Future Contest for “The View from My Cage Is Breathtaking.”   I wrote on … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Motivation and National Novel Writing Month
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Writing Wednesday: Motivation and National Novel Writing Month

Posted on November 10, 2021 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

Last Week’s Goals My three blog entries posted as scheduled. Rotating my stories back out to market as fast as I can. I failed to make my weekly quota once more – only 785 words of fiction. I finished my reacquaintance revision of Swordsmaster: Deception. I wrote six days, but didn’t make my daily quota … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Wondering Why We Write
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Writing Wednesday: Wondering Why We Write

Posted on October 13, 2021 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

Last Week’s Goals Three blog entries posted as scheduled. I have everything I can reasonably expect back out to market – more about that below the asterisks. I failed my weekly quota again, with only 2,320 words of fiction. I wrote on four days, and only made my daily quota twice. The words come from … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Reevaluating and Resetting Your Course
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Writing Wednesday: Reevaluating and Resetting Your Course

Posted on September 22, 2021 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

It’s funny how we often compartmentalize our lives, and don’t take a learning from one compartment and apply it to the others. Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Can a Rejection Have a Silver Lining?
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Writing Wednesday: Can a Rejection Have a Silver Lining?

Posted on June 30, 2021 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

Last Week’s Goals All my blog posts went out as usual. Two of my stories returned from market and were sent back out within a day or so, so all of my available stories are out there. On a positive note, one of those stories (“Two Buttons to Eternity”) just earned me my FOURTH HONORABLE … Continue reading →

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Writing Wednesday: Rules and Advice to Be Denied

Posted on June 23, 2021 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

Last Week’s Goals Last week’s goals: All my blog posts went out on schedule. One of my stories returned from market and was sent back out, so all of my available stories are out there.  “Hacked Off” (Detective Jimmy Delaney #7) releases on June 25th. The story is now available for PREORDER at a reduced … Continue reading →

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  • “Travel Advisory” is Live on The Arcanist! May 21, 2022
  • Fractured Fragment Friday: Release Day for Detective Jimmy Delaney’s Third Collection, and a Look at Whether It’s Gaslight or Ghostly in “Possession” May 20, 2022
  • Writing Wednesday: Perverse Writing Motivation May 18, 2022
  • Meandering Monday about Yelling at the Radio May 16, 2022
  • Fractured Fragment Friday: Detective Jimmy Delaney Struggles to Thwart an Old Nemesis Who Has “Hacked Off” Police Monitoring May 13, 2022

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