I just crossed the 70K threshold. Wolfbreed has officially crossed (my) minimum threshold for novel length. While there’s still 30,000 words left to reach my initial estimate, the word-count is no longer my barometer of completion. We’re at the point where the story is going to determine when it is Read more…
From the Edmonton Journal, we have the story of a Kent, Ohio police officer, Det. Jack L. Herman, who was quite a thief, apparently buying a series of Canadian plays and slapping his name on them. A blog post has an extended transcript of David Staples’ interview with this literary Read more…
I hit the two-thirds point, and plot-wise it’s all downhill from here. I also just sent out my first query letter in my renewed search for a new agent. So things are proceeding. . . I have, however, just hit the point I do in every single novel where I Read more…
Well, I’ve just come back from the hospital. I’ll not go into the gory details, just suffice to say that it involved things bleeding that shouldn’t be bleeding, and doctors inserting probes in places probes should not be inserted. I’m still a little wonky from Demorol and lack of sleep, Read more…
This news story about job satisfaction reveals that even though people seem to hate their jobs in general, authors rank in the top 10 as far as job satisfaction goes- number four, between physical therapists and special education teachers. It’s also interesting to note that it is the most narcissistic Read more…
Well, almost. I have re-written the first half of the novel with the exception of a couple of scenes I’m relocating. Interesting exercise, and using an actual historical period did a lot to open up the novel— despite the fact that the physical setting is fairly constrained, the addition of Read more…
Q: What is the best way to inflame and alienate the the SF blogosphere? A: Call everyone who publishes their work on the internet a webscab (don’t pick it, it may become infected) Check out the blogstorm Dr. Hendrix has started, here, and here, and here, oh, here‘s one, or Read more…
Came across this bizarre rant by the current VP of SFWA: I’m also opposed to the increasing presence in our organization of webscabs, who post their creations on the net for free. A scab is someone who works for less than union wages or on non-union terms; more broadly, a Read more…
Well, its April 15 and I didn’t crack 60K, I’m about 10000 words short. The good news is that I’ve reached 50K words, so I’m at the nominal halfway point. Even better is the fact that I’ve just about got the setting changed, I’ve only got about 10000 words left Read more…
You may have noticed the Wolfbreed counter slowing down. (Only about 5000 words since the last post) This isn’t because I’ve slacked off… I just found the proper period in which to set my story, and I’m in the midst of re-writing. I can’t really put off the re-write, because Read more…