Inspired by the ever-glorious, intrepid writer Catherine J Gardner, of The Poisoned Apple, I have decided to post my writing stats for the month. I’m afraid I can’t be as accurate as Catherine in terms of word counts, but I’ll try to make up for it. Sales: 0, the old goose egg.Query submissions: 4Story/review submissions:

When to read, when to write, when to get drunk and thrown out of the local watering hole? It’s all a matter of self control, and some of us just don’t have it. Recently as I reread Stephen King’s On Writing, I noted his strict daily regimen. Almost as quickly, I noted my lack of

There are none. Okay, I’m overreacting. But after my recent trip to the bookstore, I swear that’s not too far off. You see, I’m searching for representation for my novel, Soundtrack to the End of the World. I’ve done all the proper research on query letters, synopses, and formatting. The novel is done and edited

What do they all have in common? They are all a big part of my weekend. I’m making the ice cream and cheesecake for father’s day. And I dug a trench…also for father’s day. Don’t worry, I’m not putting my father in it. Just burying a tube to funnel water. Not as exciting, I know.

Hello all of my long lost friends…well, those of you who might still check this long dead blog of an unknown writer. Over the past year or so, I’ve been working hard on editing my novel, Soundtrack to the End of the World. At last count–if you look at my word meter below–I had around

I didn’t bother posting when I had this review accepted, since I knew it was coming out so soon. Instead, I waited until now so I could simply post the link. This is a short review I wrote, appearing in Dark Scribe Magazine: “Circling” / Tom Piccirilli

Even though I haven’t been back to a coffee house since my first–and quite possibly last–visit, I have continued the editing. Everything is running smooth, so far. In fact, I’m a little paranoid about taking time to write this post, but I thought the blog could use an update. In other news, I received I

I gave my first draft about 1 week of rest time. He’d been worked hard, so I thought some relaxation would do us both some good. Over the coarse of the week, something interesting happened: I couldn’t concentrate on anything. I tried reading some books and magazines, but after a page or two I’d start

Final word count: 57,308 I have FINALLY finished the first draft of my novel, “Soundtrack to the End of the World.” It’s been a long time coming. Hell, it’s a good four months late if you want to know the truth. But now that the first draft is done, I’m feeling much better. It means

I recently received a question from Akasha Savage, in my comments, that I thought deserved a close look and thoughtful answer. Akasha asked the following: How hard do you find it to get your writing accepted anywhere? I write on the dark side, and although I’ve had a fair share of favorable comments and been