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.
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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 [...]
