How Not To Write

Big thanks to the folks at Brain Harvest Magazine for their Fresh Eyes service!
A few posts back I mentioned that I was sending out my 2009 Clarion West Submissions for an external critique. I just received the results and I thought I would share it with you.
To me, a successful critique does three things:

Tells [...]

So… I didn’t make the cut at Clarion West. Again.
Ouch.
Now, before everyone jumps to the comments let me say that I’m basically ok. After all, I have the #1 search result on Google for Clarion West Rejection. In fact, I have 3 of the top 10 slots on page 1. Seriously, [...]

Uh… How long is this thing again?
A few moments ago, I took a deep breath and hit the send button. My application to Clarion West is on the move across the vast tubular network known as the Internets… Now it’s time to wait.
This is that moment when I feel really good about what [...]

“Hey, there, Mister Writer, you want to quit your dreaming about flowers and posey and get back to work?” ~ Kip Frazier
Those of you who followed me in November know that Kip Frazier is the book I wrote for NaNoWriMo. In a nutshell, Kip Frazier is my take on Huck Finn meets Steampunk (plus [...]

Still fat. Note to self: turtlenecks don’t help.
Ask the Internet and the Internet responds.
In my last post, I mentioned that I was torn between two different stories for my Clarion West submission. So, since I liked them both, I decided to flip a coin and ask all of you to submit your opinion.
Now the [...]