You know that part of the submission process where you send in your work and sit back, fingers and toes crossed, and wait and hope? If you’ve ever submitted your work, chances are pretty good you also know the part where your work comes back with a rejection. All the weeks and months of waiting and hoping come crashing down with the intensity of a kidney punch. You have two ways of dealing with such a blow. You can curl up in the fetal position and swear to never do it again. Sometimes this means you give up on writing completely and sometimes you simply refuse to send your work out again. I call this the “I will never love […]
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Take a Moment to Say “Thank You”
I talk a lot about writing and the many challenges I face in doing it. Sometimes I complain about how much time it takes or how I hate waiting. Bitch, bitch, bitch. It feels like that is all I do some days. I know I celebrate some of the triumphs but I just realized that I have sorely neglected to say two words to a number of very important people. Thank you. I talk about my obligations to my family all the time but I don’t think I’ve ever said just what my family has done to allow me to pursue this dream of mine. Let me fix that (major) oversight on my part. First and foremost, let me say […]
Read moreHours in the Day
Let me begin by saying this article is not going to be Michell’s whinefest. It may seem like it (at least early on) but it really isn’t. Honest. That old saying “There’s not enough hours in the day” is certainly feeling real to me lately. I have two big writing projects going on: editing my fantasy novel for submission and NanoWriMo. I’ve also got the podcast which takes up several hours per week (interviews, editing and mixing all take time) plus I’ve got the work and home commitments. I’ve pretty much given up on television, which makes me sad. So many great shows, no time. What this time crunch has done for me is given me the appreciation of using […]
Read moreGet Published Episode 17 – NanoWriMo, Why Do We Do It?
Hello Everyone. NanoWriMo is back and once again I am participating. I thought it might be interesting to talk to a couple of other participants to understand why they chose to be involved to. It’s a LONG episode (I’ve been trending that way lately) but I think you will enjoy it. Get Published, Episode 17 – NanoWriMo, Why Do We Do It? Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 17 – NanoWriMo, Why Do We Do It? Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #17 – NanoWriMo, Why Do We Do It? Welcome to the show. 01:12 — Promos: Special Get Published/JC Hutchins Promo www.jchutchins.net 01:24 — Feedback […]
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