How Not To Write

I just went back and read through the comments on Charlie Stross’ writers life post and found this gem by S.M. Stirling. I’ve quoted the whole thing, but I encourage you to read all the comments on the thread. They are funny, enlightening, and inspirational - and that’s just about all the other [...]

I haven’t visited Charlie Stross’ blog for awhile, but I picked up Halting State last week and thought I’d have a peek to see what he’s been up to… Below is a clip from a post on 2/1 that I found instructive for several reasons:
1. Nice overview of timeframes for budding authors to think [...]

A friend of mine told me about this post on Neil Gaiman’s blog:
Nearly there:
Normally when I finish a book, it’s over. Maybe there are more stories, but it’s done. I get letters from kids asking why I don’t do another Coraline book, and maybe she’s at school and the Other Mother could be pretending to [...]

Back on January 30th, I wrote a long post about being terrified of Clarion West and workshops in general. The post was designed to get the fear out of my system and make me push forward.
I guess it worked, because I’ve tossed my hat into the ring. My application to Clarion West went [...]

Two for one: Book Plug and a Publisher’s Plug…
I was just browsing the NYTimes and I came across a little ad for The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff.
From the publisher’s website:

The Monsters of Templeton, a novel spanning two centuries: part a contemporary story of a girl’s search for her father, part historical novel, and [...]