Hey Everyone, It’s been one wild week here. We had a massive storm on Tuesday that caused trees to fall down, damaging houses and cars, and power lines to come down cutting electricity to something like 100,000 homes, and it flooded. It was scary and horrible, but Praise God my family and house were safe. … More A Writerly Update 64.
Here are five quotes on rejection. Enjoy! “Rejection slips, or form letters, however tactfully phrased, are lacerations of the soul, if not quite inventions of the devil—but there is no way around them.” – Isaac Asimov. “This manuscript of yours that has just come back from another editor is a precious package. Don’t consider it … More Writing Quote Wednesday.
There is a lot of waiting in a writer’s life. Waiting for your beta reader to get back to you. Waiting for replies to your query. Waiting while an agent reads your full. Waiting while your book is out on submission. Waiting for your book to be released. Waiting, waiting, waiting. And sometimes all that … More Writing Tip Wednesday: What To Do When Waiting For Something In Publishing.
Hi Everyone, As some of you may know I have started querying, so querying is weighing heavily on my mind at the moment. I have come across some great posts recently about querying and thought I’d share the links with you. Kate McIntyre shares some great query tips HERE. One of my favourite tips from … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Querying Tips.
“You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories. The money’s in novels, but writing short stories keeps your writing lean and pointed.” – Larry Niven As a short story writer I have to agree with this one. I find short stories are tough to write and teach you a lot about writing, especially … More Writing Quote Wednesday.
“When you sit down to write, write. Don’t do anything else but go to the bathroom, and only do that if it absolutely cannot be put off.” — Stephen King. I think it is so easy as a writer to get distracted by things, especially that shiny siren we call the internet. But if you … More Writing Quote Wednesday.