I need to write a synopsis for my novel. Everyone always says that, as a writer, you should have a synopsis for your novel. I've been meaning to do it for months now. I have a great elevator pitch for the story. I can talk about it to anyone who asks … [Continue reading] about Writing My Synopsis
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Don’t Quit Your Day Job
I saw this little gem in my Facebook stream a while back and it's been the cause of much rumination since then. Is the idea that we (me, you, and your cousin Jim) need to earn a living really just a self-imposed prison? Should we all just go back … [Continue reading] about Don’t Quit Your Day Job
Writing Every Day, The Challenge Continues
On January 29th I declared that I was going to write every day for the rest of my life. In the name of being honest, I feel I need to share the fact that my resolution lasted about four days. Not that I've given up, mind you, but I'm realizing that … [Continue reading] about Writing Every Day, The Challenge Continues
OstrichLand USA
Often, when I tell people in Los Angeles that I'm working on a novel set on a ostrich farm, they ask me if I have been to visit the ostriches up in Santa Barbara. Well, up until yesterday, I hadn't. I had been wanting to go for a while and … [Continue reading] about OstrichLand USA
Getting The “Was” Out
I'm obsessed. And not with something normal, like Downton Abbey, or salted caramel ice cream. No, I have turned totally crazy over the word "was." It's a silly little word. The kind of word you don't even notice, until you read something that relies … [Continue reading] about Getting The “Was” Out
Dirty Jobs, OK Corral Style
It occurred to me recently that I haven't really shared much of my research for this novel that I'm working so hard on, and that is a crazy shame, because ostriches are awesome. The place I learned most everything I know about ostriches was at the … [Continue reading] about Dirty Jobs, OK Corral Style
I’m Not The Same Writer I Was In August
On Monday I posted about a panel I'm going to be on next week, about branding in the modern age. In that post I said that I'm "someone who does branding professionally." This is true, but as I reread it, I can't help but cringe. As someone who works … [Continue reading] about I’m Not The Same Writer I Was In August