Lisa’s CONTEST
Ladies and Gentlemen, Get yourselves over the blog of the very awesome Lisa Amowitz for the entry rules for her contest! Prizes will include a 5 page critique from me! So if you’ve wondered what a...
View Article2012 BACKSPACE WRITER’S CONFERENCE
Hey Everyone, Just quick announcement that I will be attending the 2012 backspace writer’s conference! “Unquestionably the best of all writers’ conferences, this two-day annual conference has leaped...
View Articleocd love story
courtesy of Simon Pulse COVER REVEAL: OCD LOVE STORY by Corey Haydu Check THIS out. I’m so pumped. A fun fact? I read this book in about 5 hours, ignored everything else, and immediately called...
View ArticleWhere have I been all your life (or, since the winter)
It seems I’m back. Where I have been? That’s a long story. The short answer is: been busy. The long answer is the same, but perhaps deeper and truer. I’ve been avoiding the intertubes. For the most...
View ArticleThese are a few of my Favorite Things
I am looking forward to Autumn. It’s my favorite season and this summer has not necessarily been a kind or easy one. Among my favorite Autumnal accoutrement: ankle boots cider sweaters pumpkins leafy...
View ArticleSynopses
Working on a long, complex post about building three dimensional characters got me thinking about other impossibly difficult writer tasks. Namely, the synopsis. I hate synopses. I’ve always hated them...
View ArticleTotally Digging These Books
Every once in a while (often) I don’t have legitimate advice to give, at least none that you can’t already get from agents far more wise than I. I think “what to blog about that’s useful?” I work on...
View ArticleHard Truths: Why being unpublished is better than being poorly published
Aspiring is a tough infinitive. It’s one of those painful words like “Almost” or “Nearly.” You’ve probably got the Google Reader set to success stories, and your friends and crit partners insist you’ll...
View ArticleAmazon’s Best-Seller Ranking System: The Myth and The Magnificent
Bemoaning Amazon is not really my thing. Enough rants & raves about the corporate giant already exist. So, if you’re itching to leave a comment about Amazon’s business model, practices, processes,...
View ArticleThe Sara(h)s: My Nemeses!
I’m in an upbeat mood today, so I’m going to reveal an inside story: Agents have nemeses. And I mean that by the strictest definition. I bear no actual enmity or ill will to my nemeses, but I do...
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