Somewhere in the middle of writing chapter 20 out of 30, I realized that my outline just didn’t have enough material to reach my personal 90,000 word goal. My motivation dropped visibly once I hit that snag, but I did finish the story before August 1st. The final word of the ending brought the count [...]
Renegade is officially off the slush pile and into the circular file. The date on DAW’s rejection letter was only 6 days after the post mark on the reply card. Guess it didn’t take the reader long to decide this new author wouldn’t be a commercial success for them. I can’t say the thought that [...]
Yep, I’ve got the old slush pile waiting game blues. I received a reply card from DAW books recently, the second publisher I have sent the manuscript for The Renegade’s Door. So DAW has the book sitting on their slush pile of unsolicited manuscripts. Now I have to wait for them to decide whether they’re [...]
Here’s a testament to the danger of distraction for a writer on a deadline. The chart below shows my word count progress on my current project, the sequel to the Renegade’s Door. The blue dotted line shows the target word count over time. The green, square data points show my actual daily word totals (on [...]
It’s been a while since my last update, mostly because I’ve been flat out working on the new novel. July has officially started, which means JulNoWriMo is officially underway. My fingers have been flying across the keys. My official JulNo word count was about 2500 words at the end of July 1st, but I actually [...]
After completing my first writing week on my second novel, I turn my thoughts to that all-important element of novel development: the title! Because calling it WIP, or Eliza’s Story somehow lacks the attention-grabbing zing an epic fantasy title requires. And there’s no way I’m calling it Renegade’s Door 2: The Sequel. Any suggestions from [...]
ShellyT over at Futurism Now has posted a sobering article on the key findings of the Global Climate Change Impacts Report released this week. In her discussion she compares the stubborn but influential group of climate change deniers to the three wise monkeys, Mizaru, Kikazaru, and Iwazaru. Or as they are more commonly known to [...]
I’m back in the thick of it again. Eliza just couldn’t wait for JulNoWriMo to start. Protagonists can be so pushy sometimes, can’t they? So with the outline, character descriptions, and scene mapping for the sequel to the Renegade’s Door, I started writing again yesterday. The picture to the left is the plot scene tree [...]
Ah, the long awaited Dear Author letter. Or not so long awaited in this case. First the good news: TOR fantasy responded to my submission of The Renegade’s Door two months ahead of schedule. I wasn’t expecting to hear anything until August, so imagine my surprise when I found the SASE from Tom Doherty Associates [...]
I’ve written a new article on wave power in my renewable energy series over at Associated content. You can also read a copy with figures and pictures on my Professional page or in my Renewable Tech series. Be sure to check it out and let me know if you have any questions.
