Working on a short piece for the Insecure Writers’ Support Group’s Annual Anthology – it’s sci-fi with a theme of “Dark Matter.” You know there are velyr, right? I’ve got a scout Ship that comes out of hyperspace too close to a pulsar. The EM burst shorts out their Augmentation and they have to figure…
Two of the agents I pitched to this weekend wanted to read more. That’s fantastic – keep your fingers crossed they want a full manuscript! What’s the secret to a good pitch? I’ll give you some tips and tricks I picked up over the years for pitching your book. Here’s my pitch in case you’re…
I’ve completed The Great Rewrite from third person POV to first. In my (not-so-humble) opinion, it’s a much better story now. I think I’m getting into Lontano’s head more easily and sharing more of his emotions. Now what? Well, I’m attending a virtual conference this week — from the League of Utah Writers — and…
This is from the new first-person POV chapter: “What in Raiji’s name is it?” I peer over my friend Amr’s shoulder at the desk monitor. I — even after all these centuries the concept startles me at times. I am separate from Amr, from the rest of his triad here in the scanning room of…
102,900 words … completed manuscript … and now I’m thinking it would be better told in first person … Yikes …
This is a short prompt-driven story for a writing challenge I’ve joined. The prompt is Red Lipstick: “Will you shut up and put the damn stuff on already?” Tel ran a hand through his hair and glared at his drummer, blue eyes narrowed. Jason’s brown eyes blazed right back. “I didn’t sign up for this,…
Had an interesting (to an author) experience this morning: ankle surgery! This was a planned surgery – I had a bit of overgrown bone that was rubbing against the next ankle bone and the doctor shaved that off and “cleaned up” the area (whatever that means). I took careful note of all the medical procedures…
I have successfully figured out (with a little help) how to arrange a freebies page – if you sign up for the newsletter, you get a FREE STORY telling how the band members got their nicknames. That took a bit of doing, I can tell you. First, I had to convert the story into three…
Got another form rejection letter this afternoon … On the other hand, I signed up for another virtual writing conference in August. It has pitch sessions with agents and publishers, so maybe I’ll get lucky with one of those…