I hope to post a few details about my recent book deal for my new novella — for example, you might be interested to know that the independent publisher who bought it is paying me a larger advance than I got for my first new york paperback deal — but in the meantime, here is [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Police dash cam of Meteor over Edmonton, Canada
Posted in YouTube, tagged Canada, Edmonton, Meteor, Police dash cam, video, YouTube on November 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Getting back into the running grove
Posted in Apple, Running, YouTube, tagged Gin Blossoms, Hey Jealousy, iPod, Mix Tap, Nike+, nike+ problem, old habits, Paula Radcliffe, Paula Radcliffe random congratulations, Running, Walkman, YouTube on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was a perfect day for running. Cool (40 degrees F), clear, no wind.
So I went out for a four mile run — part of my prep work for my official marathon training program that I’ll commence in December — and ended up running seven miles instead. I started by running through the old neighborhood [...]
Neil Gaiman’s “Everything You Wanted To Know About Literary Agents”
Posted in Publishing, Writing, tagged Literary Agent, Neil Gaiman, Publishing, Submissions on November 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Here’s something I should have linked to ages ago:
Neil Gaiman’s “Everything You Wanted To Know About Literary Agents” covers just about every question you might have about the process of researching and finding an agent. :)
Enjoy!
What Am I Doing Here? Plus Some Writing News
Posted in Publishing, Writing, tagged Agent, independent publisher, Novel, Novella, Publishing, rejection, small press, Writing on November 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I haven’t had a lot of free time to post lately and, in all honesty, I haven’t been sure what to write about. What *should* I be using this space for?
I’m doing this anonymously, so obviously I’m not here to plug a book. I’ve been thinking about questions/problems I had when I was first starting out, but [...]
