I haven’t really talked about my own personal journey to publication that much. That is primarily because I wanted to actually have something interesting to talk about. After all, you don’t want to hear things like, “got email from editor” or “publisher told me book is scheduled to come out in 2012”. As I have said and come to learn, publishing is very slow and no one wants to hear stories about waiting patiently. Well, now that I have received and finished the first round of major edits, I do have something to talk about. Specifically my own lessons learned. I’ll talk more about that in the tips and typos section of the show. I’m also very excited to share […]
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Get Published Episode 70 – Susan MacGregor and Tesseracts Fifteen
Tesseracts has become a yearly tradition of showcasing Canadian writing talent. This year the anthology series did something it hasn’t done before: an anthology comprised completely of YA short fiction. I talk to one of the editors, Susan MacGregor about the anthology, how it came to be and what kinds of things she looked for when choosing the stories. I’m also very pleased to have a segment from Allison Duncan’s AuthorOutbreak.com. Allison talks about handouts and discounts that are available during NaNoWriMo. That’s the lineup for today. I hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 70 – Susan MacGregor and Tesseracts Fifteen Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of […]
Read moreGet Published Episode 69 – Virginia O’Dine & Bundoran Press
I’ve had the good fortune to meet some remarkable people at conventions and online. One of those people is Virginia O’Dine. Virginia is one of the founders, the publisher and editor for Bundoran Press. We have tried to get together for an interview before, but it has taken the better part of two years to finally line up our schedules. It was a great conversation and I hope you enjoy it. I also want to give you a personal update. By the time this episode hits the feed, I will be at the 2011 World Fantasy Convention with my writing partner, JR Murdock. JR is from San Diego where the con is being held and we both though it would […]
Read moreEditing Update – My Transgressions Have Caught Up With Me
I have learned a lot in my current round of revising my “Mik Murdoch” manuscript. The very biggest lesson has been not to rush the story. I know I’ve mentioned this, but I sometimes find myself hurrying a story to finish it. It results in glossed over scenes, scenes that end too abruptly or just situations that are unlikely. As you might imagine, I’m getting tagged with more of those at the end of the book than I was at the beginning. So, I’ve been working for the past several days trying to get to that most sought after page, the last. Except, I keep getting tripped up with little comments like “Expand this” or “Ends too suddenly” or even […]
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