There are days when I wonder if I’m cut out to be a writer. No, I’m not doubting my ability to actually put words down in a coherent order either. I’m more referring to the whole “the publishing industry takes a long time” aspect of it. Every aspect takes time: finding a publisher/agent who is interested in your writing, the publisher/agent actually accepting said work, getting a contract and so on. It means a LOT of waiting and if there is one thing I’m not good at, waiting would be it. So what has my knickers in a bunch right now? There are a couple BIG things on that list right now. As I may have mentioned previously, I am […]
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Get Published Episode 30 – PG Holyfield Talks Murder at Avedon Hill Release
PG Holyfield joins us this episode to talk about the upcoming print release of “Murder at Avedon Hill”. PG tells us about the history of the book and the journey he has taken to get it into print along with what’s next. I also have a question from Scott Roche about writing in different genres. And don’t forget to visit Paulette Jaxton at http://empresssword.com. Paulette purchased a sponsorship as part of the Boom Effect auction. Even if she hadn’t I would recommend her podcast. It is well worth listening to. Thanks for listening. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 30 – PG Holyfield Talks Murder at Avedon Hill Release Everything has to start somewhere and this is […]
Read moreKeep Things in Perspective
I was chatting with a friend of mine the other day about a writing conference and he mentioned how disappointed he was with some of the authors who attended. Now, before I go too far, let me say that the friend I was talking to is also an author. As to why he was disappointed in (some) of his fellow authors it comes down to a single word: attitude. He told me that a number of the attending authors had the attitude that they were better than everyone else and deserved to be treated like celebrities. I have a real problem with that because, as Dave Duncan once said to me, “Every professional author was an amateur just like you […]
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Hello, my friends. Well, the group consensus seems to be that the name for fans of GalaxyBillies should be “Kinfolk”. So a big “HEY” to all the Kinfolk out there. In honour of this momentous occasion I’m going to setup a page for GalaxyBillies with a show description and link to all the episodes. I’m also going to set up a page for all the kinfolk out there. So here’s what I’d like you to do: send me your name or Internet handle to kinfolk at irreverentmuse dot com and I’ll generate a kinfolk name for you. Those I will post on the kinfolk page. I won’t be doing anything more with them (yet), but I’m noodling on what would […]
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