Project Tracking
The last week or so has been pretty good, writing wise. I got at least some writing done pretty much every day over the last week, but some of those days were pretty sparse. Until Wednesday. I’ve read a lot …
Year: 2012
A New Month
Now that it’s February, it’s time to take stock of how January went. It was, in a word, ok. I guess. As far as writing progress goes, it wasn’t my greatest month ever, only about 14 – 15,000 words. But …
Speaking of Crappy Covers…
Possibly the absolute worst cover I’ve made to date is the one I put together for my short story collection, A Jar Of Mixed Treats. Pretty horrid, right? I thought I was being real clever. The five stories in the …
Why Do You Have To Quit Your Day Job?
Seriously, why? I didn’t think about it before, but in the last week or so I’ve begun asking this question. First I encountered a Kindleboards thread asking how many on the forum had quit their day jobs to write full time. …
First Blood, Plus Some Changes
As you all know, I’ve been cranking on The Pericles Conspiracy for the last couple weeks. Well, maybe cranking isn’t the best word to use. The story was sitting at a bit under 29,000 words at the beginning of the …
(Almost) No Writers Are Famous
Dean linked to a great post that Joe Konrath made yesterday. In it, Joe talks about how, contrary to what some out there assume, he doesn’t sell a lot because he’s “famous”. I love reading this from him. It’s not …
A Review Of Mixed Treats
A few months back, Alain Gomez over at Book Brouhaha sent out the word that she was looking for short stories and collections to review. Being the nice guy I am, I sent her a copy of my short story …
2012 Goals
So I’ve been thinking about what I want to accomplish in 2012. In the process, I’ve read a lot of other people’s blog posts with their resolutions, and of course Dean’s posts about how to set good goals and reach …
2011 Closeout
The door shut on 2011, so it’s time to assess how the year went. No sense beating around the bush. Let’s get to it! First, the goals for the year: 1) Finish Masters of the Sun by the end of …