Posted in humor, life, sci-fi, walkabout, writing, tagged article, author, Firefox, gadgets, Internet, Mary Sue, novel, publish, self-promotion, tech writer on April 17, 2008 | 6 Comments »
While I participate in the writer’s soap opera As The Nervous Stomach Turns, waiting to hear back from agents and editors about my novel manuscripts, I alternate between dark bouts of never wanting to pick up a word processor again and the juicy buzz of hot flowing prose.
My husband is so pleased, because unfortunately he [...]
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Posted in divorce, life, walkabout, writing, tagged agent, author, blog, conference, editor, manuscript, meet and greet, novel, Oates, Pennwriters, story, workshop, writer on April 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Next month, I’m going to the Pennwriters’ annual Writing Conference. It’s a fairly big deal, some 450 writers, editors and others, our keynote speaker being Joyce Carol Oates, and agents and editors falling out the cracks to find their Next Big Thing.
Of course, I’ve signed up to pitch an editor, attend the critique sessions for [...]
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Posted in humor, life, writing, tagged agent, blogosphere, character, editor, English major, literature, novel, plot, publishing, writer on March 6, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Some people write for themselves. Their journals or dark poetry or rants help clear their heads and remind themselves where they’ve been.
Some people write because it’s a job. They’re technical writers or copy writers, and they churn out words in response to demand to advertise or explain the topic of the day.
Some people write because [...]
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Posted in life, writing, tagged Big Brother, biochemical, Conspiracy, freedom, Homeland Security, Mel Gibson, novel, search, stormtroopers, web spiders, writer on February 17, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Shhh. I’m researching a novel. Don’t tell anyone.
See, the novel is about terrorists. Since I don’t normally hang out in those circles, I’m looking up some things about how terrorists work, where they’re from, and what methods they use. I’ve concluded from what I’ve read that my idea about biochemical warfare through an air-borne style [...]
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