I was listening to Mur Lafferty’s “I Should Be Writing” podcast this morning. Specifically episode 171. I love Mur’s podcast because she is so honest about her own writing journey and because a lot of things she talks about are things I’m going through too. In this particular episode she talked about two things that really resonated with me. The first was the sense of entitlement some people seem to have, specifically entitlement about getting published. There were times where I’ve felt that sense of jealousy towards people who “seem” to have hit the jackpot and been published the first time out. Usually what happens is I do additional research and discover that these people have years and YEARS of […]
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Hustle and Bustle
It’s that busy time of the year when there never seems to be enough time to get everything done. Come to think of it, that really describes any time of year for me, but the holiday season is especially full. Mercifully, my shopping has been finished for quite a while so that isn’t in the way but I still have my Scout and Cub commitments along with all the other holiday related goodness too. And I’m trying to get GalaxyBillies ready for Podiobooks.com and I’m trying to get another short story written AND I’m trying to get back to work on my NaNoNovel AND… well, you get the idea. Lots of “ands” and not a lot of time. I do […]
Read moreHoly Carp!
I’ve been suffering from low energy and motivation levels for the past couple weeks, but I never thought it was this bad. How bad is it? Well, it’s obviously bad enough that I FORGOT to post last Wednesday. That’s only the second time since this site was started more than two years ago. What the hell? And to make matters worse, I only just realized it. All I can say is… well there really isn’t anything I can say, is there? So here is my Wednesday post a couple days late. I’ve actually been going to bed early the last three days. Part of that is because, as I’m driving home, I’m having trouble staying awake. Never a good thing […]
Read moreGet Published Episode 46 – Jaym Gates & Erika Holt talk Anthologies
I first met Jaym Gates and Erika Holt via Twitter. Jaym started out as a writer, added reporting, administrating and promotional work and then made a joke on twitter that led to her becoming an editor. Erika writes speculative fiction, is an intern for award winning anthologist Jennifer Brozek and reads slush for Scape, the e-zine of YA speculative fiction. Both ladies have a lot of great things to say about putting together an anthology including common mistakes writers make and why some stories are chosen while others are not. In the feedback section, I have a question from DanDanTheArtMan about podcasting my stories and what I’ve learned. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode […]
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