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100 Rejections and Counting

By on October 19, 2011 in ruminations, writing

Back in March I blogged about hitting 50 rejections for short fictions after close to two years of submitting. Well, now, about seven months later I have hit the big 100. The first 50 rejections took 2 years, the second took 7 months. What’s changed? Well I have a full enough pipeline to have 8 [...]

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Indie Adventures – Part 5 – Bringing in the Pros

By on September 17, 2011 in indie adventures, writing

New to this series? Start with: Indie Adventures – Part 1 – The Starting Line This series is titled “Indie Adventures,” and I am going the indie route with the publishing of my novel, but that does not mean that I am doing it all myself. Indie is about control, it is not about who does [...]

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Indie Adventures – Part 4 – Beta Round 2 (or One More Time for Good Measure)

By on July 23, 2011 in indie adventures, writing

If you missed it, See Indie Adventures – Part 1 – The Starting Line,  Indie Adventures – Part 2 – Beta Readers or “How the Hell Do I Know If This Book is Any Good!?”, and Indie Adventures – Part 3 – Evaluating the Beta Read Before we get into Beta Round 2, first a word from our [...]

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The Writers of the Future Contest – A Class Act

By on June 7, 2011 in ruminations, writing

The Writers of the Future Contest (WOTF) is a class act. If you write speculative fiction (sci-fi or fantasy) and aren’t a pro, then do yourself a favor and submit. I have been sitting on this for a while, since it wasn’t public, but I recently got my second honorable mention  (2 honorable mentions in 3 [...]

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New Sun Rising: Stories for Japan

By on May 25, 2011 in writing

This all started with 100 Stories for Haiti, and has moved on from Haiti to Pakistan to Queensland and now Japan. On March 11, 20011 a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan. We all saw the news, saw the devastation, witnessed the drama at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. When disaster strikes, what do you [...]

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100 Stories for Queensland is Here!

By on May 14, 2011 in writing

100 Stories for Queensland is here! So, you can read some great stories (include “Soggy Shoes” by yours truly) and help with the recovery from recent devistating flooding in Queensland, Australia. There is a good FAQ up on the official site. Here are some excerpts: What is 100 Stories for Queensland? 100 Stories for Queensland [...]

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Indie Adventures – Part 3 – Evaluating the Beta Read

By on April 15, 2011 in indie adventures, writing

If you missed it, See Indie Adventures – Part 1 – The Starting Line and Indie Adventures – Part 2 – Beta Readers or “How the Hell Do I Know If This Book is Any Good!?” So you did your homework and setup up your beta readers (see part 2). This includes, in brief: Picked good, enthusiastic readers that [...]

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The Psychology of Writing, Part 2: The Shock Box

By on April 7, 2011 in ruminations, writing

If you missed it see: The Psychology of Writing, Part 1. Writer L.M May just did a fantastic blog post titled: Fiction Writers and Learned Helplessness. In it she  talks about some of the psychology behind what is happening in the writing world today with the indie vs. traditional publishing camps. The whole post is great, and [...]

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Coming soon: 100 Stories for Queensland

By on April 5, 2011 in writing

100 Stories for Queensland now has a release date: Tuesday, May 3rd. This charity anthology has my story “Soggy Shoes” in it, and this one is for flood relief in Australia. All proceeds go to Queensland Premier’s Flood Relief appeal. I’ve seen the galleys and it looks fantastic. So all you charitable minded readers (or just readers who like [...]

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Indie Adventures – Part 2 – Beta Readers or “How the Hell Do I Know If This Book is Any Good!?”

By on March 26, 2011 in indie adventures, writing

If you missed it, See Indie Adventures – Part 1 – The Starting Line. It is a serious question. How the hell do you know if your book is any good? Or movie, or game, or song. If you are on your own going indie, how the hell do you know? Ask your Mom, or [...]

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