The week has gone well for me. My goal was to write 1000 words of fiction or nonfiction, not counting blog posts and internet blather. I wrote 1143 new words on my nonfiction. I suspect my total word count was … Continue reading →
Just starting on this #ROW80 round. My goal is 1000 words, new words not including blog posts or other internet writing. Yesterday I pulled out my ‘Grow’ nonfiction book. I edited through the first part and wrote 265 new words. … Continue reading →
When we last left our intrepid author (that’s me), she had met with an extreme failure of something — courage or imagination or stamina — and found herself in the midst of several writing projects, unable to move forward with … Continue reading →
My Resources for Self-Publishers page gets steady use. It’s always fun to see the page views jump when someone new finds it and explores the links. It does need some updating, though, so over the next week or two I’ll … Continue reading →
“At some point, you have to sit down and face the page alone. At some point, the final decisions need to be yours. At some point, you have to give yourself deadlines and stick to them.” — John McNally (via … Continue reading →
So I sit here with three-quarters of a novel, and a piece of another one, with two short stories partially finished, and outlines of several more, and I can’t finish any of them. I’m not sure if I don’t know … Continue reading →
Mr. J and I have been sick for more than a week now. I’m not quite done with it yet, but getting closer. I managed to keep breathing and I am grateful for that. I am exhausted still so sleeping … Continue reading →
The Author Earnings reports have, finally, clarified at least the outlines of the “shadow industry” of self-publishers on Amazon. The self-publishing industry is real, and it’s large, and working within it is in every way a valid choice for writers … Continue reading →
Like many folks right now, I’m following Hugh Howey’s new project, Author Earnings. I will have more to say eventually. This is just a placeholder post where I can keep links to various discussions and reports on the project. Author … Continue reading →
All is well in my world. I’m writing, both fiction (the Faolan story) and non-fiction (a book on growing marijuana in Colorado). My only problem, of course, is well-explained by this picture. I found it on Twitter and I’d love … Continue reading →
