Those of you who listened to episode 79a know that the interview with Lee Modesitt Jr. was cut in half due to length. I didn’t want you to have to wait two weeks for the second half of that interview so you are getting the part ‘b’ of episode 79 a mere week later. However, because it is part ‘b’, this episode will be a bit shorter than usual; I won’t have the normal Tips and Typos section. I hope you don’t mind. Before we get into the show I also wanted to give you all an update on my progress with Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero. I received, what should be the final set of edits, on March 10th. Since […]
Read moreAuthor: Michell
Beat but not Beaten
I have this tendency to overcommitt myself. Now, if I didn’t care about actually fulfilling my commitments, it wouldn’t be much of a problem. That is not the case, however. When I say I’m going to do something, I do it and try to do it well. That in itself is not a character flaw (as far as I know), but it does tend to wear me down over time. Take Scouts, for example. I love being a Scout leader, but about this time every year I start to get cranky. The craziness of the troop and the lost days and nights every month make me wonder if I really want to do it again next year and please, please, […]
Read moreGet Published Episode 79a – L.E. Modesitt Jr. Part 1
When I was at World Fantasy Convention in San Diego last year, I had the good fortune to meet several of my favorite authors. Whenever possible, I arranged to have those people appear on Get Published for your listening pleasure. One of the people I really wanted to get was L.E. Modesitt Jr. I was excited when he agreed to come on the show and even more so to talk to him in person. The interview went long so I’m going to be breaking it up into two parts. One will air this week and the other next week. I didn’t want to make you wait two weeks for the whole thing. I also caught wind of an internship opportunity […]
Read moreMik Murdoch is into Final Edits
I received the last set of edits from my editor, Robert Runte, on Saturday. Robert’s comments were all very positive which was very gratifying to read. This version only has 150 required changes, most very minor. It feels great to have them now and to know that the story really doesn’t need any major work. Robert is (he says) very happy with the quality of the manuscript so that is encouraging. Now, I just have to work my way through and finish it. As in the previous version of the manuscript, we are working in Microsoft Word with Track Changes on. This is a great way to go because I can see Robert’s changes and comments and he can see […]
Read more