Okay, I figured it out. It actually wasn’t so hard. It just required me taking a good, honest look at how I’m spending my time. I’m actually quite good at […]
Riding the Freelance Wave
I promised myself I would start the next draft of my novel on August 1. It’s now the 8th, and I haven’t so much as looked at the thing. The […]
April Collier Was Here
Just over 8 years ago I changed my name to Dávila. By the time I notified the DMV, made the trip to city hall to get a new social security card, and figured out how to put the accent mark over that first “á,” I more or less became accustomed to my new name.
Books Like Mine
She gave me some good thoughts on the query process. She recommended researching books that are like mine, finding out who the agent was for them, and making a long list. Then, when I’m ready, I should query the top ten agents on my list all at once. Then, every time a rejection comes back, and rejections will come, I send my query to the next agent on my list.
Page By Page
All whining aside, come August 1, I will pull out that stack of paper and start wading through it. One step at a time, I will tackle that beast.
Ah, The Military
Yesterday I interviewed a two star Army General. I will admit I was nervous, seeing as he’s a big shot and all. I kept thinking “I should being saying ‘Sir’ […]
Grammar Geeks Rejoice
I wouldn’t describe myself as cheap, so much as frugal (I think, in this economy, “frugal” has come to encompass a wider range penny pinching than it did in say […]