OK, sure… it’s YA and fantasy. But I know the author personally and I enjoyed the trilogy. Plus, there are giraffes … how could you go wrong? Princess Adana of Moniah is sent away to the neighboring kingdom of Elwar to learn to be a “lady.” As a Watcher, one of an elite band of…
Once again, it is time for our Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! Everybody has moments of insecurity, myself included. The question is what to do about those feelings? I’ve been submitting short stories to various anthologies lately (including our own “Dark Matter,” for which my story was not selected). Rejections are painful and they make…
Did you know Earthbeat has Pinterest boards? Check them out under Earthbeat and Darksyde Enterprises. Earthbeat’s board contains photos and images of spacecraft and futuristic vistas, along with some alien cartoons I found humorous. I try to update it fairly regularly (when I’m not writing the novel or a short story). Darksyde Enterprises is more…
People are always interested in how writers work. How do I do my research and how do I organize my writing? Let’s take a look at my process. First of all, I do most of my research on the internet. Sometimes, if I have a particularly interesting setting, or one I’m using often, I’ll pay…
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I don’t just read sci-fi and fantasy. I also love a good mystery story. This year I’m reading a new (to me) series about the chief inspector of the Quebec homicide division. His name is Inspector Gamache and I’m enjoying his stories very much. The author is Louise Penny and I think there are around…
Can you believe it’s February already? Time for another issue of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I’m feeling a bit more insecure than usual. I found out by accident that I wasn’t selected for our “Dark Matter” anthology (didn’t even get a form rejection, either), and Zombies Need Brains rejected both of the stories I…
Just got two form rejections from Zombies Need Brains. Form rejections suck. They didn’t like the “Modern Deity’s Guide to Surviving Humanity” humor piece or the velyr “When Worlds Collide” story. Of course they did get 1400 submissions when they only had 20 slots available so I guess it’s not horrible. I may try reworking…
As a writer, I like to read within my genre, both to see what’s trending and also to see what sorts of writers I’ll be facing on the market. I also just like sci-fi stories, of course, otherwise I wouldn’t be writing them. What are some pros of reading within your genre as an author?…
A writing pal of mine suggested I submit the historical fiction novels to the UK publisher who handles his books. I’ve sent in a query letter and we’ll see what they say in a week or two. I’d have let my agent handle it, but she said I could do it, which either means she’s…