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Research and Things
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IWoSC Panel
I attended the Independent Writers of Southern California's annual Literary Agent's Panel last night and learned, among other things, that the Endeavor has merged with William Morris. As the trilogy is being shopped by an Endeavor agent, we're wondering what that might mean for our project, but as of yet, we haven't heard anything. I think in ( Read more... ) -
Done ... and Done
It's finished and submitted, and I have confirmation. My hands hurt from all the typing, editing, revising, tweaking, and polishing. Having said that, it's eight hundred words shy of the max allowable word-count ( Read more... ) -
Backstory
My brain is whirling with backstory and I'm about to put fingers to the keyboard to rough out two scenes for the competition. Before I do, I want to send a thank you to Jason Isaacs. I don't know him, but over the weekend, I saw a lengthy interview with him which was most enlightening ( Read more... ) -
2009 Books
I wasn't so great keeping up with last year's list, but I shall try again this year, with hopefully better results. And this year, I've decided to make a 'To Be Read' list. I'm sure it will grow and roll over into 2010, but still, it'll be nice to track.
It seems I'm way behind in my reviews ...
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Abstracts
Years ago, one of the facets of my job at Global Entertainment Company was to abstract contracts. It was something I thoroughly enjoyed. In fact, it's very much the way I do research. I scour books for the information I need, skimming over text (thank you, seventh grade speed reading class,) and hunting and gathering choice tidbits I can mold to ( Read more... ) -
Small Writer's Rant
Death to pronoun confusion!
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Stuck
I rarely get stuck on a story -- having a pretty good idea (even in bullet point format) as to what needs to happen to get me where I'm going -- but I hit a snag earlier this week. It's fixable, but it deflates some of the plot's tension. I can make up for it with subplot, but I'm irritated with myself for not having thought the long-term ( Read more... ) -
International Literacy Day - September 8
Doing my part.
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Books, Authors, and Writing
This past weekend while UberGeek was at DefCon, the boys and I went to the bookstore (a favorite family pastime.) While there, I noticed a sign announcing the appearance of author, Deborah Grabien, for her most recent book, Rock 'n Roll Never Forgets. I didn't know if my Wednesday night would free up, but I marked it on my calendar ( Read more... )