In my writer’s group, I was given a few assignments, all part of our attempt to move forward with our writing rather than moving sideways and backwards and, sometimes, not moving at all, which is my tendency. One assignment was about a previously completed novel that has been languishing for some time after I [...]
I did complete my 5 query letters. I emailed two of them and the remaining three are in my car waiting for a trip to the post office. It seems odd to me that, in the technologically savvy times we live in, that I still have to go to the post office to [...]
Is it just me, or do literary agents have the worst websites on the Internets? For example, I went to this woman’s site to find out what the dealio is and…well, you can see exactly what the dealio is. Maybe she had her 12-year-old make her website or something. Or maybe the [...]
Sometimes I get this urge to enter a short story contest. Never mind that I don’t write short stories. I barely even read short stories – unless they’re in Esquire or Playboy. That’s weird that I read those magazines. I just realized that. I’ll say that my husband subscribes to [...]
I just realized this moment that my blog URL has changed so now the .5 people who used to visit my blog will probably never find me again. I wonder if that’s a good or bad thing? Good for them, bad for me.
I’m not even sure why I started a new blog, since [...]