Agent Nathan Bransford made an entry titled “Will Write For Food”. In it, he discusses the depressing trend of authors bemoaning their finances and pinning their economic hopes on their writing.
Yes, that big success can happen — it’s out there — but it’s like the lottery or one of those lucky few that got [...]
Since I changed ideas in the middle of the month, I’ve been playing catch-up ever since. Just not enough catch-up it seems, as I’m still about 15k words shy with only today and tomorrow left to finish (cross the 50,000 word mark).
I’m not sure I’ll be able to do it … in fact, I’m [...]
So, as my daily procrastination, I’m just doing a quick checkin on my status for this year’s National Novel Writing Month. I’m currently at a little under 17,000 words, which of course is shy of the roughly 31,000 words I should be at. I have a good reason for that — honestly, it’s not just [...]
Mark straightened himself, looking at the blank masonry wall. He was standing in a building sub-entrance, where garbage cans were stored to his right. Brow furrowed, he tried to figure out what was going on.
He double checked his bag. Everything was in there as it should be–one book, one [...]
The interior of the store was cluttered with rows of shelving, containing books, curios, and wood carvings. Past these were a handful of bins, with bolts of cloth; the colors of which varied from deep purples to slightly off-white. Like the previous store, this one was also empty of customers; probably due [...]
The dreams had come back every night for the last week, leaving Mark harried and tired from the lack of sleep. The man spoke every time, repeating the same words; although it seemed as if the man was growing impatient and frustrated at Mark’s continued inability to understand him. There was a scowl on the [...]
So, National Novel Writing Month started. In the grand tradition of procrastinating writers, I opted to create a Squidoo Lens.
Sure, I wrote a bit as well — under the suggested daily word count, but it’s better than nothing. The start of a writing project is always the hardest for me. I don’t really kick into [...]
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The paperback version of The Path Into Darkness is now available on Amazon.com, which is very exciting for me. It just started listing today, and it doesn’t have the typical discount that Amazon puts on books — I’m hoping that’s just due to it being a new listing. I wasn’t very happy with the list [...]
National Novel Writing Month starts in 5 days. I have my story idea, a general plot outline, and a month’s supply of coffee.
During November, updates to this blog will slow down slightly as they will drop in precedence behind the novel writing contest. Also, I’ll have less free time to surf aimlessly so there probably [...]
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