Category Archives: The Troubles

I once queried an agent who rejected me but said, “You need to build your platform. Go on a national lecture tour. And if you can get on Oprah, that would help.” No kidding? No kidding. I continue to read. … Continue reading →

Writing a book is easy. Writing a query letter – that’s hard. Since my memoir is complete and I haven’t found any further tweaks to make, I decided to start marketing my work. My first target was a specific agent … Continue reading →

As some of you may know, my primary system drive stopped working suddenly last week. Unfortunately, I thought I’d backed up the most critical files but it turns out I didn’t. That’s bad, especially for me. However, the good news … Continue reading →

I received some excellent advice from an established author yesterday – just the thing I needed to kick-start the gray matter into overdrive to find ways to improve my prospects by learning more about the business I’m “in”. Though much … Continue reading →

Waiting for word from an agent is a nail-biting experience, especially when you know you may never hear from them at all. The agents are extremely busy, and unless they see something they like, they are not going to tell … Continue reading →

Went to the Phoenix Comicon 2010 over this past weekend and had a blast. Bought the full-access tickets and were there Friday-Sunday (could not go Thursday – oh well). Met some very informative people, some who are relatively new to … Continue reading →

While I’m waiting for Over the Hills and Far Away to simmer, I’m looking ahead to the future. Already I’m outlining my next project and I’m very excited to see it mature in such a short amount of time. Loads … Continue reading →

Still working on the “parachuting” issue. I’m listing every character in the book and then adding their “introduction” so I can see at a glance how things are handled.

Working on the “parachuting” issue. My friend in England suggested an introductory sentence or two for characters, so readers had a frame of reference as to who they were in the story. He said his character could have been another … Continue reading →

Work continues. I thought I was going to let the creative engine idle as I wait for some reviews to come back but just had to add some additional “flavor”. Nothing huge, just a bit of tweaking of a rugby … Continue reading →