I do not like waiting-to-find-out. It may be one of my least favorite things ever.

I have a lot of waiting-to-find-out these days. Personal health stuff, family health stuff, major writing project stuff, minor writing project stuff....

I hates it, Precioussss!

"Heretic's Hope" Writing Log


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Hopefully it makes more sense now? Comments?

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It's been brought to my attention that my 1st draft query has, er, a first paragraph sucks* problem.

Poll How Should My Query Begin?

Original: Valinda only remembers life as a vicesteed, living in a theme park of depravity where her experiences are broadcast to a discerning audience. One of her scripted experiences goes wrong, leaving the other vicesteed severely injured. ( Read more... )

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06/15/10, Tuesday* Posted writing log ( Read more... )

So, this is the rough draft for my query letter. Suggestions are absolutely 100% welcome! No previous knowledge of Vicesteed required ( Read more... )

That's what I'm doing today, and I've come up with some guidelines for myself--and resources others might like.

How to Write a Query

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  First word should be name of main character.
  
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  First couple of paragraphs stick with the story.
  
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  Who wants what, why, and what's in the way?
  
  Emphasize the conflict. Don't just let it be characters wandering around.
  
  Don't open ( Read more... )

This post is my general impressions, lessons learned, and part 1 of my panel notes. I don't do a full run-down of everything said during the panels, just the highlights of what seemed most useful to me and thoughts they sparked. Panels in this post: Writing in the Recession; So You Want to Be Published? Are You Your Own Biggest Roadblock?; ( Read more... )

03/27/2009 - Friday, full work
Surely I did something?

03/26/2009 - Thursday, no work
* Read WritersWeekly newsletter.
* Posted writing log.
* Penthius freewriting, "Newshunter ( Read more... )