Archive for December, 2009

The Art of War (For Writers)

Category: Craft

Taking a break from revision update posts. But I’m almost at the finish line. I should be complete with this first round of revisions by the end of this year. Yay! One accomplishment almost done.
I’m also very excited about joining back up with my critique group. I first met these talented writers way back [...]

Best Books Links

Category: Books, Writing

During this time of year, a lot of lists come out for best books. Of course, best books are relative to the reader but it’s also fun to see which books are on different lists and how the lists differ. It’s also cool to see some of my writer friends on these lists.
Here are [...]

What Kirkus Leaves Behind

Category: Publishing

If you’ve been following the latest publishing news, you know that Kirkus Reviews is closing its doors. This is yet another result of the economy more or less.
I’ve always known Kirkus to review all types of books from both small and big publishing houses. I also remember how some of my writer friends had [...]

Working Against the Sedentary

Category: Life & Culture

Most writers lead sedentary lifestyles. We sit for hours in front of the computer or over our legal pad writing our stories. While this is necessary in order to produce our work, it can be very unhealthy for our bodies.
For me, I have it bad because I do a lot of sitting at the day [...]

Revision Update: Weaknesses

Category: Writing

Every writer has a strong points and weak points. Some writers do some things without any effort at all while others struggle.
For me, plotting and dialogue are my strong points. I LOVE me some dialogue. I have a knack for it. Description? Uh, not so much. If you were to take a look at my [...]


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