Well, I got yet another rejection from an agent. The one I met at the SCWA Conference last Fall, who had requested a full manuscript, has decided she has enough authors after all and she needs to concentrate on the ones she has instead of taking on any new ones. I’m really not certain if…
We’ve been working hard at MailerLite’s demand. Seems that free email servers like gmail.com are no longer welcome. Email from those servers seem to be routed to the spam folders in most email accounts. I’ve never noticed any problems with my gmail account, but MailerLite is requiring that you validate a new email address (think…
What exactly does the life of a semi-retired writer look like? I generally go to bed fairly late, so I sleep in until 7:00 or 8:00. Once I get my chosen bottle or cup of caffeine in my hand, it’s off to check email and post on my social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Patreon, and…
We have started the year off as best we could. I stayed up until midnight and toasted the New Year with a glass of champagne (the roomie crashed on me). On New Year’s Day, we ate black-eyed peas and collard greens for luck. Let’s hope it works. I’ll be working on Book 2 this year.…
Seems as if we celebrated the New Year only a few weeks ago, but here we are again getting ready for 2024. Here are some of the most popular resolutions for 2024 so far: We’ll probably sweep out the house (Irish and Scottish tradition) at midnight, then on New Year’s Day eat collard greens and…
So I did a live pitch of the novel to an agent from Talcott Notch Literary Services at the SCWA StoryFest Conference today. Nerve-wracking but so worth it. She has asked – not only for the manuscript to Earthbeat, but also for Outlaw Security as well. She handles historical and science fiction! I wasn’t even…
The knee is giving me fits still. My surgeon wants to take a conservative approach and not operate. Instead, I got another steroid shot and am going to be getting injections of hyaluronic acid into the joint every six months or so. This is supposed to replace some of the synovial fluid that lubricated the…
We’re back on the coast for a week, though this year not all of us could join the crowd. We do have two new additions: Jer and Bethany, though Bethany couldn’t get off work until today. She should arrive later this evening. Patrick had to wait until Monday morning to drive down, but he arrived…
So I did something to my knee a couple of weeks ago… the X-ray didn’t show anything, which means it’s a tendon or ligament or cartilage or something else in that general category. I did this by walking down the two steps from my porch to the driveway! Guess I’m getting old and decrepit or…
I’ve decided to step up and take on some new responsibilities with one of my writing groups. The local chapter of Sisters in Crime is looking for someone to help out with their new website, which is something I feel I can handle, so I’ve volunteered to join the board (well, after being asked, that…