If you are a writer, chances are you know how necessary, and painful, editing your work can be. You finish writing your newest masterwork and all you want to do is get it out to an adoring audience. But you know that there is still work to be done and so you go through it over and over (and over again). By the time you think it might be good enough to go to an agent or publisher you are thoroughly sick of it. You might even be tired of writing. Sound familiar? But what about all those other stories flitting through your mind? The first thing you should remember is that it isn’t the writing that you are tired […]
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Stop and Smell the Roses
Writer’s write, but is that all they should do? It’s a question I haven’t asked myself in quite a while. I’ve been so caught up in getting my podcast going, my Fantasy novel edited and new story ideas generated that I forgot to slow down. I haven’t exactly been neglecting my friends and family, but I do think I’ve been running on autopilot to some extent. I’m not sure what clued me in but I have realized that in order to write about people and the lives they lead, I need to appreciate the life I have too. That’s not to say that I shouldn’t think about writing or actually sit down and do the writing. It simply means that […]
Read moreGet Published, Episode 3 – Don’t Fail to Plan (2nd try)
Howdy Folks. Episode 3 is here a last. If you have already seen it, have I got a story for you. Well maybe not a GREAT story, but a story. After posting this episode of the podcast I noticed that it wasn’t showing up in iTunes. I checked the developer website and lo and behold, a new version existed to fix my problem. Trouble was, it didn’t fix anything. It caused my podcast to stop working entirely. Not quite what I had in mind. I have reverted back to a previous version and I am hoping it shows up in iTunes this time around. No guarantees though, so I will be watching it. This time around I wanted to talk […]
Read moreFrustration Abounds
For those of you expecting to come to the site and hear the newest episode of ‘Get Published’, I can only offer my apologies. As of this moment, the podcasting piece of the site is broken and refuses to bring up ‘Get Published’ at all. Please be patient as I am working diligently to get this fixed. Thank you. -Michell
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