Good stuff…
I found this section from the blue board that i had never seen before http://www.verlakay.com/Pages/34Transcripts.html Great interviews! Thought I'd tell all my blog readers or a um... reader, Jenn. Coll
To the post office…
Off to mail a few more queries and another request. I'm determined to work on WIP #1 for a couple of hours today. Yesterday, I worked on WIP #2 and had some successful parts and some questionable parts-- but that book is an entirely different bowl of wax. Sorry for the cliche'. What does that even mean-candle? Also, I received some chapters from one of my beta readers and worked on them a bit. Thinking positive today. Plus, my house is being cleaned by a new cleaning woman who is obsessive/compulsive about cleanliness. Should be interesting. Could be great fodder for my WIP #1-since one character has obsessive/compulsive traits. I know Jen Hubbard addressed this in her blog but I use lots of my observations--especially the weird behaviors in my book. Are writers obsessive people watchers? Coll
Are writers more prone to depression..
I should be happy. I have seven fulls out and only two passed. Yesterday, I had a request for a partial after only 20 minutes from my email. Yet, I still cry at night. Why? Because after seven years nothing has come to fruition? I can't imagine success? Maybe, it's just the nature of writers or maybe it's just me. What do you think? Coll
How would you feel?
Last night I was reading a book. The clock kept ticking away---and I kept reading. It was 2 am but I was almost finished--so I continued. When I got to the end -- the big climax of the book---it said 'to find out what happens you must read the next book in the series'. How would you feel? Can't wait to get the next book? I felt cheated. Is this common in books that are written in a series? Something new? My feeling is that each book should be able to stand on its own. Any thoughts?
Interesting offer…
On Publisher's Lunch I read about an offer being made by Tor Books, where the author Jason Pinter is offering visitors to his web site free online access to the first book in his Henry Parker series, THE MARK. Pinter also offers to thank in the acknowledgments of next year's book any fan who links to the free offer, posts the widget or e-mails five friends and notifies Pinter. I think I'll do it. Coll
