I'm not coordinated enough for juggling. However, despite my creative left-brained tendencies, I thrive on organization, to-do lists, and time blocking. I've talked about those before in this blog. Those routines take a long time to establish, however, sometimes years. Last year I got up and wrote every day, and in 2018 I got up … Continue reading Coronavirus, grad school, and other things that stop writing.
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Query Rejections
The eternally-wise "they" say that you get rejected 99 times before you get a buy in on your novel or submitted piece of work. But even knowing this intellectually, getting a pass on a manuscript still sucks. For me, the first couple were a particular drag. It's like getting dumped after the first date. On … Continue reading Query Rejections
Deadlines and Due Dates
As I am currently unrepresented by an agent and editor-less, I have to establish my own deadlines. Here's why this is a challenge: I started my career in news, which consisted of constant deadlines from like, 50 sources. By the time I left news for good a few years ago, I seriously had not ever … Continue reading Deadlines and Due Dates
Writing Marginalized Groups
The first draft of my latest attempt at a novel has (among others) the following characters: A black school shooting survivor A sikh young man A transgender young man A person with Tourtette's Syndrome A domestic violence survivor A hispanic woman with a PhD A lesbian A gay man A black man in the military … Continue reading Writing Marginalized Groups