Writing Blog – Writing, ArmadilloCon, and the Power of NO
Yay a random writing blog with 30% less Random! Whee! I can hear the excitement now. (And there was much rejoicing.) So in no particular order – ah, heck, let’s go backwards from the order of the title – mix things up. Can’t you tell I live dangerously? One of the scariest and most liberating [...]
From the Archive – New Year’s Resolutions
It’s that time of year again. New Year. A new year. A new start. It’s the time of the year when a lot of people make grand resolutions to change something major in their life. For most it’s some kind of bad habit or a means to get healthier. For many writers, it’s also a [...]
Writer Blog – Let the Randomness Continue – Conventions Redux
I don’t know where this week has gone. I’ve been messing up the days in my head all week. Yesterday, I would’ve sworn today was Thursday – which meant I should’ve panicked over this YESTERDAY (but yesterday was Tuesday all day). Somehow my brain is just not comprehending Wednesday this week. Go figure. Prepping for [...]
From the Archive – What NOT to Do
Sometimes I’m amazed anyone becomes a writer any more. There are so many things to learn that generally comes down to “What Not to Do” that tend to come up only after the new writer commits the wrong. This past week I had a writer do something “wrong” and involved me in this. Yeah, this [...]
Writerly Post – State of the Author, A Day Late
AKA, Random Author Chick is Random this week. The publishing industry has been fairly quiet this week. Life, itself, however, has not. We’re talking DEFCON levels. So what does a writer chick do when the random gets out of hand? State of the Author post. Yeah… • I gave away an office supply on my [...]
Oh, and the Other Thing…
I got my first “Major League” novel rejection today. As in, one of the Big Six publishers. I have to say (and not just because I’m going to have the opportunity to meet Anne Sowards in a couple of weeks), ACE/ROC has the nicest, politest form rejection emails ever. And they had a very quick [...]
From the Archive – Trolls for Christmas
Yes, it’s Christmas in August – which is nice since it’s been 105 degrees here in Texas lately. Before I get to the archive post, a quick update. There are only a few hours left to register for the Rhodia Notebook. Get commenting. Now…Trolls for Christmas… When you have any kind of presence on the [...]
Writer Post – Publishing is Dead, Jim…Again
I apologize for not getting this up yesterday. It’s been a week… Over the last few weeks, there’s been a lot more Death Knelling over Traditional Print Publishing. OMG! Print is dead. Ebooks rule. Long live the ebook. But is that really the case? There are arguments for and against. JA Konrath made waves when [...]
From the Archives – 2008 Black Wednesday
Today marks a week since the publishing industry had its Black Wednesday – in their own words. For writers, editors, publishers, and those who want to be those things, you saw and/or felt at least the shockwaves. Major publishing houses like Simon and Schuster, Random House, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced lay offs and cut [...]
Cuz the Status is NOT Quo
As writers, artists and well, any other kind of creative professional, we often have to deal with Chaos in our lives. Day Jobs get out of hand. Family drama gets in the way. Pets develop undiagnosed health issues. These things always throw a monkey wrench into being a creative professional. What do you do when [...]
