Ramblings of an aspiring writer

Since I started on my journey as an author, one of the things I promised myself was that I wouldn’t be an asshat or a whiner. I mean, really, what’s the point? Being a jerk won’t ease the publication process for anyone. In return, I’ve had the good fortune of having others in the industry [...]

Things have been kind of crazy in the personal life lately, so that’s kind of put a crimp in most other things.
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Fitness — Working out? What’s that? Yeah. I kind of fell off my exercise program, but on a high note I’ve been sticking to the diet for the most part (weekends are a bear).
The [...]

So the wonderful Angela Addams decided to do a “What I Learned Last Year” post last week and tagged me in it. I kind of like these blog chains, but everyone I’ve done before came with an award of some sort, and this one didn’t which made me sad. So, I decided to make one [...]

As most of you know, I have mad love for literary agents. They do a job I could never in a million years do. I like talking to them on Twitter, and most of them are funny, approachable people. Even when they send me rejections, I appreciate them.
If you’re crying bullshit, hear me out. Responses [...]

People who know me understand that depending on the situation and the people who are around, I can either be extremely loud and talkative or I can clam up and basically disappear into the woodwork. It’s both a gift and a curse, because usually my instincts just drive me to certain behavior, and I have [...]

So, last week I regaled you with the sale of my novella. Not one to rest on my laurels though, I revised a short story and sent it off to another e-publisher. I wasn’t sure it would be what they wanted since they expect romance in all their stories. The thing was it had romance, [...]

I have a story to tell, but it’s going to be a bit of a long account. So if you’re sticking around, you might want to pull up a chair. Hell, you might want to grab a snack.
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Back? Okay.
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As many of you know, I joined Twitter right around January of 2009. I spent my first [...]

My friend, PJ Schnyder (who recently signed with Decadent Publishing — buy her book), blogged about the submission process today. Since I’m in the midst of it as well, I’m cheating and following her lead.
When I queried my first novel in December of 2008, I had no clue what I was doing. My query letter [...]

Wow. Tuesday again, huh? Hoping this looks better once I get it out on paper than it does in my head.

Fitness (non-writing, obviously) — Still doing P90X. I “cheated” on Sunday. It was supposed to be legs and back, but I did 2 1/2 – 3 hours of raking, digging and weeding outside instead. I [...]

New projects. I love them, and I hate them. As most people who have read my stuff know, even within the same world, I tend to switch things up. Sometimes it’s jumps in time, others locale, but I very rarely have the same narrator back-to-back. On the one hand, this keeps things fresh for me, [...]