I love trying new things in my writing. Sometimes, its trying a new genre and other times it is using a new piece of software or hardware. Recently, I’ve been experimenting with my new iPad for writing during my commute. This is a pretty important thing for me to try, actually, because I’m finding the demands on my time to be stronger and stronger with every passing month. If I’m to give my family and friends the time they deserve I have to find other times to write. If I were to be completely honest with myself, I would have to admit that I hadn’t been making much progress on any of my projects the past while. So, I put […]
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Get Published Episode 62 – Negotiating Contracts
I had the good fortune to talk to Robin Sullivan for the show once again. This time she was fresh from negotiating a contract for her husband, Michael Sullivan, with Orbit Books. Robin brings lots of contract experience to this conversation, both from an author’s point-of-view and from the publisher’s. It was a very enjoyable and rewarding conversation for me. I also talk about how writers can go about learning some of the necessary information about their genres of choice: things like who publishes in the genre and how long the books typically are. I hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 62 – Negotiating Contracts Everything has to start somewhere and this […]
Read moreThat’s Twice Now…
I hate when I miss a deadline and yesterday I missed my weekly post for only the second time since I started my blog. Unfortunately, it is also the second time this year. I’ve talked about this many times and I’m sure you all have experienced it too; life has a tendency to intrude on the little things like writing every day, sleep and having fun. Now, before you get the impression that I consider those items more important than family and friends, I don’t. Family and friends always take precedence over the other demands on my time. That’s probably why I missed the deadline. I was away from home all last week and my wife and daughter have been […]
Read moreRecharging my Batteries
When I was laid off for four months I made sure that I wrote every single day (not to mention hunted for jobs). I put out a lot of resumes and almost as much new fiction. It was a creative time. Then I got a job and I tried to keep the pace of writing at the same level with less day to do it in. Then my wife took a second job and I worked and was Mr. Mom at night and I still tried to keep my writing up. Naturally, I crashed and burned. It was a pretty tall horse to climb back up on but I have done so and I’m starting to feel good about it. […]
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