Failing again. Failing better.
So NaNoWriMo wrapped up last Friday, and I successfully completed the challenge. One the one hand, it’s probably a bit too early to write this post, as I don’t realize the best lessons from an event until long after. For example, I didn’t really figure out lessons from my first marathon until a couple years…
Sorry for the extremely late post today. I had a lunch meeting with my editor; I conducted an interview for an upcoming article, and most importantly, I crossed the 50,000-word barrier! My first NaNoWriMo, and I won! I’ll write a post later about lessons learned, but for now, I’m celebrating with some dinner, some bourbon,…
As someone who lives in the DC area and is a fan of HBO’s “The Wire,” I felt I had to pick up a George Pelecanos book at some point. I decided to start with THE CUT because it was one of his latest, and it was the first book to introduce a new protagonist,…
Sorry, no real post today. My bathroom renovation is winding down today, so I need to go through the checklist of items; I’m getting a haircut today; I have 5,000 words left in NaNoWriMo for the month; and I’m meeting a friend from out of town for dinner. So instead of a real post, I…
Today, a story came out that publisher Simon & Schuster was launching a self-publishing service called Archway Publishing. Archway Publishing is said to help writers self-publish fiction, nonfiction, business and children’s books. Different packages can be bought, each providing different levels of “editorial, design, distribution and marketing services.” According to the Galleycat story, “Fiction options…