When I’m writing alone in my home office, I often wonder if my work has an impact on anyone besides myself. You see, I don’t just write for myself, I write to communicate with people. I think the same thing about the Fear & Writing workshops I teach and my online course under the same … Continue reading You Never Know How Your Work Will Impact Others
I’ve been a full-time writer for 40 months. It feels like both a long time and like time has passed by in a flash. It’s an oxymoron, isn’t it? But then, so many of the past months have felt like an oxymoron. By the way, Merriam-Webster defines oxymoron as “a word or group of words … Continue reading 4 Mind-blowing Things I Discovered by Being a Full-time Writer
I’ve been avoiding writing about my querying process in hopes that I’d have something positive to tell you. But, I can’t keep avoiding it. So, here’s the short of it. I’ve been rejected by every agent I’ve contacted. The longer story is I started querying agents to represent my suspense novel, Doc and the Seven, … Continue reading Querying is Not for the Weak
Another new year has started, and unlike most new years in my life, I feel no desire to set any goals. 2017 started this trend. That was the first year when I didn’t set any goals. None. It was a very hard year. All I could do was get up, shower, and get through the … Continue reading Only Two Desires for 2019
Querying sucks. I didn’t think I would feel this way about pitching Sahar & the Seven Dudes Doc & the Seven to agents. I thought I’d feel excited about it. But I don’t. I thought I could send out two queries a day, five days a week, but it turns out I can’t. And it’s … Continue reading Diving Into the Query Trenches
