Level-Up! Essence of Green :: December 2018
“The air is cold, metallic, sharp to breathe; scarves of woodsmoke drift in the sky over rooftops outlined with twinkling lights, and porch lamps gleam from early in the afternoon […]
Tag Archives: submitting
Rejections: Proof You’re Moving Forward
Last year, I decided I had re-written one of my novels enough times and it was time to take the big, scary next step. Following many edits, re-writes and renamed files, I […]
Learning the Craft: The Importance of Editors
Across the past couple of years, I have shown novels to around ten different readers for ‘beta-reading.’ These are readers who I have asked to critique and query and question my […]
On Submissions :: Acceptance and Holding with a Light Touch
In October 2012, Harper Voyager opened up a submissions portal for 2 weeks, asking for polished, un-agented manuscripts over 75,000 words long. On September 19th, I had just 36,000 edited words, and […]
Weekend WIP #12
It turns out I scheduled posts for every week except this one. Oops. As things are still up in the air, here’s a brief weekend works-in-progress update. 1) I submitted a […]
My Mini-Interview: Bearded Scribe Press
Last week a mini-interview was posted up at the Bearded Scribe Press blog. Since I’m trying to get back into a regular blog-posting schedule, I figured it was better to […]
Planning for 2015
There are eleven days until the new year begins. It’s been tricky to really reflect on 2014; I feel about three years older, and across the months, it has felt continually challenging. I’m ready […]
FC14 Panel: Editing Dreams and Editor Nightmares
Final panel of the final day. After the Worldbuilding workshop, a panel about editing moved into the room. My Notes – The panel discussed the difference between a structural edit […]
Sekrit Projects Abound
I had hoped by now to share an update about my Sekrit Project; but until there’s something solid, I can’t. I keep getting to the final stage and then something […]
Farewell, 2013.
Dear 2013, You’ve been a fun, inspiring and challenging year. I’ve had moments where I felt on top of the world, and I’ve cried more than I have in prior […]
