The Query ship sets sail again this week! In batches of three, my latest begging letter will be heading out to seas unknown, trying to lure me in an agent. My first three letters for 2018 have already garnered me three rejections. Here be monsters (if you define monsters as a vicious cycle of hope [...]
Impostor syndrome has been on my mind lately, partly due to that viral thing Neil Gaiman wrote about it and also because I follow Chuck Wendig's blog Terribleminds and he just wrote a whole article on impostor syndrome and how to deal with it. Seriously recommended, especially if you want to hear a good solid technique. What [...]
So self-publishing is a thing, which is awesome. The author has total control over content, editing, cover art and titles. Like every great power, though, this is one that has to be used responsibly. When it comes to titles, this power is sometimes *too* mighty. Look, I know titles are hard but there are certain [...]
Like a woodscrafty tracker person. Minus the fleas.
I'm sorry for the lack of posting the last two weeks. Not even an otter meme can save me. Partly I've been avoiding the Internet because every time I turn it on some new horror leaps out, like Pennywise on speed. "Hurricane? LOL" says Mother Nature. "Try FOUR hurricanes, back to back. Oh, and two [...]
The Query ship sets sail again this week! In batches of three, my latest begging letter will be heading out to seas unknown, trying to lure me in an agent. My first three letters for 2018 have already garnered me three rejections. Here be monsters (if you define monsters as a vicious cycle of hope [...]
You do you, and give yourself the credit for doing it.
The Cook who wrote the book
Time to suck it up and update anyone who cares about how being a professional author is going. I started attempting this seriously in November 2016, so it's been about eight months. First of all: Hello to Georgianna (what a cool name.) I was afraid it might be creepy to use your personal email address, [...]
Just for fun, and because sarcasm is my second language. The process of querying is hard on the soul (lets not even go near my ego for a while, it's crouched in the corner and I think I hear sobbing) so I blow off some steam by writing with humor about the process. Look, it's [...]
