It’s December 24th, and I find it virtually impossible to walk five feet in without being subjected to Christmas music. I heard did hear one song that struck me as a perfectly delivered story premise. Granted, this may be from my recent exposure to querying agents for fiction works. Capturing the essence of a 100,000 […]
Querying Literary Agents: The Numbers
A few of my writing friends have asked about the whole querying-agents-to-get published thing, since I’ve recently become intimately acquainted with this process. As most aspiring novelists are aware, one does not simply approach a major publishing house with one’s own manuscript these days, just as one does not simply walk into Mordor. True, some […]
NaNoWriMo and Becoming A Writer
This year I was a winner of National Novel Writer’s Month.. Winning this event is no particular distinction; it only means that in 30 days you write a 50,000 word novel. It occurred to me, during a few of the harried, word-crazy moments of NaNoWriMo, that it’s much like becoming a writer. The event itself […]
Metaphors that Miss
Even though November leaves little time for editing and polishing manuscripts, I came across this and just had to share. Actual Analogies and Metaphors Found in High School Essays Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Master. His thoughts tumbled in his head, […]
NaNoWriMo: Week 1 Draws to a Close
My first week in NaNoWriMo is nearly over, and it’s been a lot of fun. Already I’ve turned out over 8,000 words – a good week for me, though still slightly behind the pace I’ll need to hit 50,000. Even so, my current novel project is coming along nicely. Why NaNoWriMo? National Novel Writing Month […]
