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
(Funny how that works, isn’t it?) Last week was the final one of 2021, and so it’s time to wrap up my goal reporting for last year and publish my plans for the new year. Last Week’s Goals Blog entries were posted on schedule. All my available works remained out to market. I wrote on … Continue reading
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
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
Lack of proper editing is very common out there. Even when I read authors who blog about writing and even stress the necessity of PAYING for professional editing seem to miss a lot of line-editing issues in their own published works. Continue reading
As a PANTSER especially, it helps to realize that every series you write – even every story – has its own rhythms and patterns. No matter how confused and in the dark you might feel at times, you will eventually get to your destination. Continue reading
All writers (and all stories) are different. What works for one often doesn’t work for another, so you should always be cautious in how you decide to take advice. Continue reading
Me and my opposable thumbs – that, and the use of tools, are part of what is supposed to distinguish humans from the rest of the animals. Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals All my blog posts went out on schedule. Two of my stories returned from markets and cycled back out in a day or two. My next scheduled release will be “Hacked Off” (Detective Jimmy Delaney #7) on June 25th. I completed the last revision, but still need to create the cover and … Continue reading
A review of my writing goals and milestones accomplished (or not) in 2020, and looking forward to resolutions, goals and objectives for 2021. Continue reading
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