I have this problem. The problem is, I don’t know when it’s okay to talk about my work and when it isn’t. This is not a new problem; far from it. In fact, it has ALWAYS been my problem. In my day job, at home, with my volunteer activities and with my writing. To make this an even bigger deal than you might initially think, lack of self-publicizing has often led to frustration. Frustration has led to anger and anger has led to poor decisions. For example, in my workaday life, I have often had good and even stellar reviews. I rarely take the results of those reviews forward to the natural next step expecting the people who have performed […]
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Mik Murdoch: Crisis of Conscience has been sent to Publisher
Let me say one thing before I get into this: No, this is not an April Fools joke. 🙂 I am delighted to be able to announce that I finished polishing edits last night to send the manuscript for Mik Murdoch: Crisis of Conscience to Five Rivers Publishing last night. This book marks probably the darkest chapter in Mik’s life. At least, the darkest so far. Here is the book’s (very brief) description: It’s winter. Everyone’s slowing down, snuggling down. Everyone but the boy superhero of Cranberry Flats. When alien snow circles show up, Mik Murdoch is ready to investigate. But just as he is about to crack the case, a terrible accident throws everything into chaos. Mik must face […]
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I was going to write a post that asks whether character or setting are more important. That is, I was going to write it until I realized just how BIG a topic that can be. If I were to do it justice, I would probably need to spend a week or so planning and researching it and then several days to write it. Alas, those are days I don’t have. That’s cause there is a butt-ton of stuff going on at Chez Plested. I have made several commitments to various people, the one coming up soonest being the completion of edits and polishing of Mik Murdoch: Crisis of Conscience. I’ve got to say, I’m really happy with the way this […]
Read moreGet Published Episode 150 – Kevin Wohler, From Short Story to Novel
150 Episodes. We have had quite a journey together thus far, haven’t we? Since I started podcasting I have had two novels released, podcast two novels and edited an anthology. How about you? How has your life changed since we started down this road? As you probably know, Jeff Hite and I are working together on an anthology titled, Dimensional Abscesses. On today’s show we talk to one of the contributors, Kevin Wohler, who created a brand new character for the book. When he was done with his story, he was so happy with the character he decided to write a full-length novel. Jeff and I talk about his story, the anthology and his resulting book ideas as well as […]
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