Last post I talked about the uncertainty of “that time” between an agent submitting a manuscript to a publisher and when a writer gets a response from the publisher in the form of a rejection or a contract. Thing the First: A Conversation on Time on Cusp I posed these questions to Marshall Ryan Maresca, […]
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Goals done, gone, ahead… and a musing
Goals people make are frequently not SMART. And that makes them all fuzzy, and frustrating, frankly, when trying to assess progress. 2018 has been, for me, surprisingly good, exciting, and charges me with hope and excitement for 2019. Creativity It’s been a year. I worked as a contractor for two months, and had the amazing, […]
An Author Moment
Just finished hand edits of Last Run, a monster novel (originally 185k or closing on 800 pages). I’ll have a much lower word count when I’m done, if for no other reason than most post-apoc manuscripts are best salable when they’re under 120k. Or so I’m told. This month, at least. I find the act […]
“Last Run” Topped Out
When a building’s top floor is in place, especially for tall buiildings, they’re “topped out.” Usually a tree, sometimes a flag. Authors should have something analogous for a novel. Even if we’re not trying to appease the tree gods. Sunday I pitched two projects to an agent at the Writers League of Texas Agents & […]