[Writer Post] A Dark and Stormy Afternoon
It’s a dark and stormy afternoon. You’d think that would make for good blog writing weather. Yeah…I almost completely forgot about this being Wednesday and this being Blog Day. Oops. So, what do I have to talk about? Procrastination? Been there done that – staring at the building pile of editing that’s mocking me. Yeah…I […]
[From the Archive] The Brighter Side
From a while back. Happy Good Friday & Easter Weekend. Need to go work on a book review. ______________ Publishing is a brutal industry. No matter what writers do, someone isn’t going to be happy. We’ve seen a rash of “People Behaving Badly†lately. Last week I talked about the author behaving badly when it […]
[Writing Post] Bruhahas and Publishing Catch-All
It’s been a weird week, but what else is new? With the ever changing publishing atmosphere, that’s par for the course. I don’t being to know where it’s all going, but some things keep coming back around. So, this is going to be a catch-all post. Reviewing Material – as I prepare to start reviewing […]
[From the Archive] Keeping it Professional Part 2
Amazing how this comes up in rotation on the same day The New York Times insults women and fantasy. BTW… LOTS of women like fantasy. LOTS of women like George R. R. Martin and his books. Thanks for the sweeping generalizations. We appreciate them. — One of the things about writers is that we are […]
[Writer Blog] Return to Work-From-Home and Links
What a difference a week makes when it comes to writing and plans and such. Real Life has taken an… unpleasant… turn, but not as unpleasant as it could be. If I were on a sports team, there’s a good shot I’d be on the DL list – bruised left shoulder. But… writing goes on. […]
[Archive] Doing What’s Necessary
Probably an appropriate subject today, considering I’ve just spent some time applying for jobs and need to do more of that. But I’ve made a start on my newest path. Though it does sting a little to know there are other provisions for me in terms of severance because I now fall under “Age Discrimination” […]
[Writing Post] Links, Writing, Revisions
For those who’ve been looking for Four Redheads by simply searching Baen’s Webscriptions, there is good news. The links have been fixed. If you don’t go to the site directly from one of the links from our websites, you can actually do an effective search now. What you do to search for us is make […]
[From the Archive] Professionalism
Look at me, remembering my archive post. This one on Professionalism – because it always bears repeating. Don’t forget, 4/2 and 4/3 (this weekend) Four Winds Renaissance Faire – it’s their Fairy Tale Weekend! Come buy books! ____ Writing is all about the “P” words. Patience. Perseverance. Today’s “P” word is Professionalism. No matter what […]
[Writer Post] The New Plan and Beta Readers/Editors Needed
Don’t Forget! Four Winds Renaissance Festival, this weekend. Me, I’m appearing there on Fairy Tale weekend! I was an answer on Jeopardy last week… Well, Zoe was – sort of. They apparently had a Horseman question. The one missing was “Death”. Though they picked a more obscure mythos using “Conquest” rather than Plague/Pestilence, that’s just […]