365 Days of the Query: Issues and Solutions
So a few more queries have been sent out. Per the advice of a critiquing buddy, I'm not going to post specific stats, as I originally intended. For those who want them, feel free to email me off list (cloudhime (at) gmail (dot) com). Here…
FRESHMAN YEAR & OTHER UNNATURAL DISASTERS by Meredith Zeitlin
This week I'm happy to feature Meredith Zeitlin's upcoming book, FRESHMAN YEAR & OTHER UNNATURAL DISASTERS, slated to come out in late-February/early-March. After the book releases, I'll have a contest, giveaway, etc here on the blog...more…
The Versatile Blogger Award
Thanks to Julia for nominating me for the Versatile Blogger Award! You can find Julia's blog by clicking on her name. A few weeks back, I was also nominated for a Kreativ Blogger award, thanks to Tarah Dunn. For those looking to buck up their…
Useful Books for Writing Crime Fiction
Last November, I reviewed two books about writing crime fiction. While I was reading them, I discovered the information within them could be useful to both writers of crime fiction and aspiring writers in general. Excerpts from my reviews are…
365 Days of the Query, Phase One: Getting Started
Over the next year, I'm going to send out query letters for my new novel, TRISKELEON. I will keep track of my progress on the blog, probably in a format like this:Agents queried: 1Partials requested: 0Fulls requested: 0 If you're on…
DITCHED: A LOVE STORY, by Robin Mellom
I'm really excited to feature DITCHED: A LOVE STORY, by Robin Mellom that debuted this week! Synopsis, from Goodreads: High school senior Justina Griffith was never the girl who dreamed of going to prom. Designer dresses and strappy heels?…
The Dangers of Overstructuring
I had an interesting discussion with a coworker this morning about classically trained musicians versus musicians who improvise. As an improvisational musician, he told me how astonished he was at how uncomfortable his classically trained friends…
What Teens Are Reading
The article I wrote a few months back, the one I mentioned in this November 2011 post is now published in this month's issue of School Library Journal! (It's entitled "What Teens are Reading: a librarian's informal survey uncovers the hottest…
SOMEONE ELSE’S FAIRYTALE, by E.M. Tippetts
I'm very happy to feature SOMEONE ELSE'S FAIRYTALE, by E.M. Tippetts (she also writes science fiction under the name Emily Mah). She's the first writer I know of who, in addition to writing and jewelry making, maintains two blogs-- one under…
2012: Dispelling Old Ideas and Trying New Things
Congtatulations to Bibliotropic, last week's commenter and winner of THE BOOK OF LOST SOULS!And now, on with the blog...The longer I've been writing, the more I've had to change my perceptions about the process. The nice thing about the New…