I belong to a prompt community. I joined, oh, four years ago or so with the idea that I’d be able to use the prompts to stir the creative juices. It hasn’t really worked out. Oh, it’s not the community’s
Revisiting Short Stories
Early on in this blog, I wrote a post wondering what the deal was with short stories, why everyone insisted on telling you to write them when they do not prepare you for novel-writing (and vice versa), and whether or not
Tales of a Writers’ Conference Newbie – Aftermath
So. PPWC WAS AWESOME. I will try not to randomly glee all over the place but believe me, it is hard. I kind of want to sign up for EVERY WRITERS’ CONFERENCE EVER now but I shall try to refrain.
The Frustration of Submission
I’m working on fixing up a book so I can continue submitting to agents with it. The process has gone a little like this: Step 1. Write Book. Step 2. Edit Book. Step 3. Write Query Letter/Synopsis. Step 4. Submit