Added status counts to my publishing spreadsheet today (Excel is so useful!). Oh boy, that's a lot of red! But I'm not letting that slow me down. I just got a new acceptance letter today, recently got a request for a rewrite, and have two other stories in the final round of selection at their respective … Continue reading Seeing Red
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Pratchett’s Wintersmith – The Concept of Reader Baggage as Explained Through Sarcasm
I have been working my way through Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel Wintersmith. As usual, it is a great tale, well-written with strong characters. One scene has stood out to me as being especially humorous, but also useful as commentary on writing. In the scene, lead character Tiffany—an almost 13-year-old witch—discovers a book on her bed and … Continue reading Pratchett’s Wintersmith – The Concept of Reader Baggage as Explained Through Sarcasm
Keeping Track of Submissions
Any good writer knows it takes a lot of work, and many attempts, to get published. I am relatively new to professional fiction writing, but I have started to develop systems to make the process run more smoothly. Below is my method for keeping track of everything. My experience as a staff NCO in the … Continue reading Keeping Track of Submissions
Tools: Plume Creator
I started this blog while in the middle of writing my first book. The tool I was using to write that book was the awesome, open-source Plume Creator. This program offers a simple way to organize your writing. You can organize by books, acts, chapter and scenes (of course you can rename these as you … Continue reading Tools: Plume Creator
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