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Committing to paper: draft 2
After 6 months of steady writing and editing, I finished. I wrote the original draft, then edited the entire thing again. That was the original plan, and I did it. It’s time to commit to paper. Large principle of editing: … Continue reading
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Marketing a book: in with the old & in with the new
As you probably know, marketing of a book is a very big deal. In some ways, like the music industry, the marketing can be a bigger deal than the work itself. It’s also the most difficult for most authors. I … Continue reading
Rejection slips, God’s rude angels (Floating the duck, part II)
(Photo borrowed from “Duck of the Day“) But by this time, I had met a novelist, and he offered to read the first 35 pages of my story for free. He also explained how important those first 35 pages were. … Continue reading
