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
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Writing Wednesday: Why We Write
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
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: Following Heinlein’s Rules. Mostly.
Last Week’s Goals My blog posts made it out on schedule. I had two stories return from market. One of them (“Two Buttons to Eternity”) has been submitted to another market per Heinlein’s rules. The other may be a Heinlein violation – we shall see. It is the topic of this week’s post. “Getting Personal” … Continue reading
Writing Wednesday: How Does Your Story Sound?
One of the great pieces of advice for writers is to read your story OUT LOUD. For most of us, that means hiding in a bunker somewhere so no one can hear what you’ve written. Continue reading
Writing Wednesday: How the First Week of the Year Went
Last Week’s Goals The first official week of 2022 started well. Blog entries were posted on schedule. I returned three pieces back to market within a couple of days. I wrote on six days, and made my daily quota on five of them. I made my weekly quota just barely with 3,560 words of fiction. … Continue reading
Writing Wednesday: One Year Ends and Another Begins
(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
Writing Wednesday: Can a Rejection Have a Silver Lining?
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
Writing Wednesday: An Imposter Rethinks His Writing Gig
Last Week’s Goals My blog entries were posted on schedule, and all available stories remain out to market. Other than my usual Indies Unlimited’s Thrifty Thursdays & Kindle Unlimited Fridays (they are not consistently updating their posts – Thursdays are a new one each week, while Kindle Unlimited Fridays is supposed to be a post … Continue reading
Writing Wednesday: What’s a Pantser to Do?
Last Week’s Goals My blog entries were posted on schedule. I had one story return from market, and I sent it back out to a new market I discovered through Literarium. My experiment with my 5-day Kindle Select FREE promo of Swordsmaster had mixed results. I promoted through this blog, my Current Book Promotions page, … Continue reading