Our written works are remarkably important to us as writers. They are, speaking metaphorically, our children. We love them, we care for them, we defend them, we send them off into the world hoping they are ready and, when we have to, we aren't afraid to kill them. I understand that. The thing that baffles me is the blatant lack of understanding of ( Read more... )

Way back in March, I sent my query into jmeadows "Query Project" that she does on her blog. It's a very useful exercise that I wish I'd sent the query to much earlier (considering that mine got posted 5 months after I sent it in) to avoid the mistakes that I made. (And even though I've gotten SOME nibbles on the query and I did have some great input on the ( Read more... )

July's going to be good I can feel it!

I've got some topics I want to discuss, about writing, at length and I'm planning them out. (Topics: the two "new" genres I've "created," tie-in fiction, a SOK challenge and a planning out some time in the next few months.)

I also finished The Dragon Reborn and I've begun The Shadow Rising. I obviously want to ( Read more... )

You know why things like QueryFail didn't bother me? Because I am a moron. Most of the time. I get so wrapped up in the moment of things, that I make careless mistakes that kill me. You'd think that something as important as my writing career would prevent me from making boneheaded mistakes, but they don't. I still make them...look like a dummy and ( Read more... )

I've been doing a lot of thinking about writing and what not in the last few days as I struggle with this malaise that I've been in. Today I've been feeling very, very nostalgic...and not in the good way. It's a very dark place that I'm poking around in and I'm not sure why. It's effecting me in ways that I cannot describe at all. Weird.

Anyway, ( Read more... )

Reworking query...sort of for kicks...here's hoping the words "Under consideration" make it sexier.

This afternoon I started fiddling with about draft 9,000 of the opening scene of Winter's Discord after rereading some of the insight of my literary drill sergeant and I started chipping away at his suggestions. I'm still trying to figure out a way I can trick him into reading the whole thing because his insight has been extremely invaluable. I'm ( Read more... )

Especially those who have queried or receive queries....

How does one query a novel that has multiple POVs (like The Wheel of Time or A Song of Ice and Fire)?

Thanking you in advance.

(This is an obvious issue I'm having!)

April was a big month here in the land of Ebenstone....the first of the momentous occasions that happened during the month was my first ever novel query for Winter's Discord was sent out. It was the first time I ever sent out my "original" works out into the world (I tried out for a few of those media tie-in open calls but never my own work in my ( Read more... )

I really need to stop reading so many writerly message boards and agent information sites and just work on my writing. My heart quickens and my body shakes when I read something about an agent or by an agent saying how they are looking for new material....then I have to calm myself down, all the while reminding me of the 13 politely worded form ( Read more... )