Sometimes, when you're an independent writer, you need to put a good deal of effort into promoting your work. You try to set up interviews, you do blog posts, mailing list promotions, all sorts of stuff. And then sometimes without really any effort things seem to fall into place. This is just a screenshot, alas, … Continue reading Listen to the wind blow…
NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo 2020
The relationship between Billy Martin and George Steinbrenner is legendary. It has been the subject of books and television documentaries, and during the period when it was happening, it was the subject of sports news pages on a regular basis. This pair of pictures seems to portray the Love/Hate nature of the relationship nicely. Same … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2020
It’s Been Weird…
I've mentioned before about times when writing has been difficult. I am not even pretending to pretend that I'm unique (in any way) with regard to this or any other aspect of this gig. But as is true with each of those other writers, how that experience feels is unique. To me, and to everyone … Continue reading It’s Been Weird…
It Begins
November is National Novel Writing Month. No, really. It's a thing. Look: You're not that surprised, are you? I mean, it's 2018 (nearly 2019 - gasp!), and just about everything is a thing these days. But yes, it's a thing, with its own website, and tons of people are blogging about it, and emailing about it … Continue reading It Begins