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My lack of diligence in querying leaves me in publishing despair. With no queries sent since February I’m in an unfamiliar situation. My daydreams of receiving a phone call from

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Staying positive through adversity, it’s a hard one. It’s easier to cave and slink away to sulk. My preferred method of challenge tackling is hiding and hoping the challenge goes

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You’re writing the next great novel, a true classic. You know it’s a game changer for the world, you just need an audience. How are you going to get it out

Continue readingTrick Question: Which Instructions Do I Follow?

I’ve been silent for a touch. Last weekend I embarked on an epic one-day trek to aid in my quest to be a published author. I went with my brothers

Continue reading35th Annual Western Reserve Writers Conference Experience

Words come and go. Just like anything else in life, things pass out of favor and fade away. I read a lot of old works. I love the early colonial

Continue readingUnintended Side Effects of Reading 18th and 19th Century Literature

I’m obstinant and persistent. I’m not an English major. I’m not holding an English degree. I’m a worker at a factory. I’m a failed artist, film-maker, radio personality, podcaster, vocalist, athlete. I’m

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Rejection. There’s is seldom a time when a human savors a no to any request. Especially bitter when that negative response comes to an earnest and emotionally invested entreaty. Whether

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Multi-tasking. I don’t like it. I like work in progress over works in progress. But a creative person like myself can’t help it. I’m querying one manuscript while writing my

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I’ve been busy. I’ve done a complete teardown and rebuild of my first book in a planned series. It’s been intensive and all-consuming. Outside walks and the obligations of my

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Charles Dickens typed, “And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One!”. He scratched his chin, rubbed his eyes and a contented smile grew from one ear to

Continue readingWishes and Lists: A Christmas Query