Yes, I’ve been writing and editing a few short stories again. I’ve been trying to piece together the novel and get it to a point where I think I can pitch it to agents and editors at World Fantasy this year, but I needed a break. And what do I do when I need a [...]
It’s been how many months since I posted? Hmm, yes, since February and my nice, long unplanned snow vacation from the day job. Pure bliss that was. The day job has really sucked the life out of me the past few months and I’m afraid it also sapped my writing a little as well. And [...]
So, I live in the D.C. area and love life at the moment. Why? Well, it’s the snow. Sure, it’s a lot of snow, and I’m sure at one point growing up in northern NJ, I’ve seen this much, but for D.C. and northern Virginia this is a lot. Why is this snow making me [...]
Yes, I’ve been focused on writing short stories much of the past six months. Oh, I’ve had quite a few great ideas for novel length stories, but I’ve become fascinated with short stories. Why? Well, because it seems many science fiction and fantasy writers break into the business on short stories. And anyone who is [...]
Continue reading about Why Short Stories Are Good For You (and me)
I’ve been concentrating on short stories lately. While my experience writing in that form is limited, I’m finding it difficult to embrace. It has it’s advantages–a complete story in basically what would be the chapter of a novel–there are more that I’ll mention, but there are also disadvantages to the form as well. Advantages: Learning [...]
What began as a short story quickly morphed into a novelette. I finished the first draft of the story today with close to 13k words. The revision process will begin tomorrow and I hope to have it mailed out to the Writers of the Future contest by the December 31st deadline. I began research for [...]
I’ll start with what’s been going on in my writing world: Well, it’s been a while since I’ve posted to the blog, but I’ve been updating my word counts daily on the main webpage. I’ve been working on another science fiction short story to enter into the Writers of the Future Contest. I submitted a story [...]
Revising. I love the idea of revising. So, I let my completed manuscript sit for about a month. I did absolutely nothing with it, I didn’t even think about it. What did I do during that time? I wrote a short story in a different genre. I wrote the short story, let it sit for [...]
Continue reading about Revising manuscript & some other ideas
I was recently interviewed at Book-in-a-week . For those who do not know, Book in a Week is a great motivational writing group. Once a month for a week it’s all about BIC HOK TAM (butt in chair, hands on keyboard, typing away madly). The people over there are great!
Well, I broke down and joined the Twitter sensation. I wasn’t sure how much I’d like it, but so far I’ve found it to be fascinating. I’m not the kind of person who likes to give constant updates, and I’m not sure anyone cares if I went to the bathroom, or what I had for lunch. And, [...]