THIS week’s Debutante Ball post is about where I write, and where I write about. Spoiler alert: I write where I can get caffeine.
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I haven’t had much enthusiasm this week, what with the arm in a sling and all, but that’s no excuse for forgetting to post my Debutante Ball link over here. It’s about enthusiasm on the first day. Sure, it’s the nerd route, but maybe it’s time to…
I know Aaron Coats from my alma mater, Roosevelt University in Chicago. Specifically, I met Aaron at a recruiting event, and I must have said something he liked, because the next thing I know, he’s signed up and we’re peers. Aaron recently finished his degree, and I…
Just finished the book Daily Rituals by Mason Currey and found lots of great quotes about how artists get work done. Currey ends his book with this one—probably because it calls the rest of the book “drivel”—but it might be my favorite. “There’s no one way—there’s…
I’ve talked to several people who are surprised when I say I’m still ten months away from the publication of The Black Hour, my first novel. This is a long game, people. Despite what you’ve heard about self-publishing, all this writing and whatnot still takes time. In…
Big news today: I have a release date, and a confirmed title. The Black Hour will be released July 8, 2014!
I just read a great book about how fiction works in and on the brain, a great tool for writing to engage readers. Writing to engage readers, she says. Someone out there is going to argue that he or she doesn’t write for anyone but him- or…
New site in honor of my big news: My first novel, at this time titled The Black Hour, will be published by Seventh Street Books in summer of 2014. I’ve been saying that for two days now and it still doesn’t feel real. Someone asked about advice…
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