One of the challenges I am currently facing has nothing to do with too much work. In fact, it is the complete opposite. I have been going full-out with revisions and editing for the past several months, not to mention putting work out on Wattpad. Now that I have met a revision deadline, I’m suddenly without anything pressing. That may not sound like a bad thing, and in fact, it isn’t, but I’m feeling a little lost. I have plenty of things to work on, but nothing immediate. That is the problem. Rather than jumping into one of my other projects, I’m taking a break. Again, not a bad thing. Except, I’m letting myself relax too much. For me, the […]
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Housekeeping
I’ve got a couple updates today, hence the title of the post. MIK MURDOCH: THE POWER WITHIN I have very happy to tell you that the first round of editor revisions are done. I’m doing one more read-through of the manuscript and then it is back to 5 Rivers for next set of comments. PARSEC AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN For those of you who listen to Get Published, the Parsec Award Nominations are now open. I would love it if one of you fine listeners would nominate the podcast this year. LOOKING FOR HERO/VILLAIN PROFILES One of my readers (of Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero) sent me a picture of a costume he created. His mother has given me permission to […]
Read moreFinding Your Voice
I have read a lot of writing advice that says you should write in your own unique ‘voice’. But, what the heck IS your own voice? How do you find it and how do you recognize it when you see it? Those are questions I have asked myself many times and, I suspect, some of you have too. It wasn’t until a few nights ago that I think I finally saw the light. I was mulling over what should be the next scene in one of my books and how I was going to present my characters in it when I realized that I actually know what my voice is. The revelation actually came when I threw away the whole notion […]
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Progress can mean different things to different people. For some, it might mean people are just a little more tolerant of each other. For others it means that technology continues to move forward and our lives are getting easier and better. For me? Well, I tend not to think on quite that grand a scale. Progress for me is, I weigh a little less today than I did a month ago. I’m actually sleeping through the night and I’m almost finished the latest revision of Mik Murdoch: The Power Within. In fact, all of the above are true which makes this a Wednesday worth celebrating. I’ve also made some strides forward on a few things of a less quantitative nature. For example, I […]
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