While crossing the street this morning on my way to an appointment, I was struck by something. A car. Happily and somewhat surprisingly, I suffered no broken bones and did not need stitches. I’m now safely home and resting, but I’m taking this as a sign to (literally) stop and smell the roses. I will […]
Interview at Digital Book World – part 1
The first part of my interview by Digital Book World‘s Emily Williams
Interviewed by Emily Williams at Digital Book World
I was recently interviewed by Digital Book World‘s Emily Williams, and the first part of that interview is now up at DBW: http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2010/collaborative-communities-transmedia-evolved/ It was a lot of fun to speak with Emily. In addition to writing for DBW, she’s also the co-chair of the Book Industry Study Group’s Rights Sub-Committee. Since much of the […]
NaNoWriMo 2010 – Leave the Internet, Take the Shovels
So, this year’s installment of NaNoWriMo got off to a less than stellar start. I was behind on day one, and it only got worse as the week wore on. Total word count the end of day 7: 2,684 (v. the minimum goal of 11,667). It didn’t help that I started last week with a […]
NaNoWriMo – Tipless Advice
Last year I made my first attempt at the NaNoWriMo challenge: write at least a 50,000 word novel from start to finish during the month of November. The resulting novel was garbage (and is still stuck in editing), but the experience was incredibly valuable. There are plenty of posts out there about how to make […]