Off to #AWP2014
Last night I flew to Seattle to attend the annual Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference, otherwise known as AWP. Take about 8,000 writers who are used to (and typically [...]
Revising the Novel: Everything In Its Place
The reverse outlining is complete. I’ve got my scenes all cut up on little strips of paper and tucked into a plain business envelope to make sure I don’t lose any as I gear up for [...]
Marchon Royale Reading Glasses
Well, the time has finally come. All my grandparents had them, both my parents have had them my entire lives, all my uncles and aunts have them as well. A whopping $386 later, I’ve now [...]
Revising the Novel: Character and Setting Maps
In addition to reverse outlining, this week I focused on making simple maps of how my characters are connected to one another and how they move across the map of the fictional village of Imar in [...]
Revising the Novel: Reverse Outlining
Apparently this thing I’ve been doing has a name: reverse outlining. I write and write and write, then I go back and try to make a map of what I’ve done. The map is often only [...]
Revising the Novel: Writing Poems Instead
Oh, it’s so attractive…that grand idea of actually finishing something. I certainly vibed on that rush when writing Flashes of War, which included 26 short pieces and therefore 26 [...]
Owning the Owning of a Business and Other Things About the Thirty-Somethings
Maybe hitting 35 comes paired with this for everyone, but lately it feels as though managing some of the basics of my own life has become a full time job. Toss in losing 15 pounds and finding a [...]
Revising the Novel: Don’t Look Back
If you missed my spotlight on The Camille Conte Show, here’s the archived access. The interview begins ten minutes into this streaming link. Other than finishing the novel and finding a [...]
