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In The Trenches: The Querying Ordeal of Silent Rejection
As a writer there is an intrinsic part of this journey that cannot be avoided – unless you are a frikin’ unicorn. The rest of the 99.999% of us must query. And querying is hard. No lie. As a writer, you hear ‘no’ a lot. And really – most, like 99% of the time, there…
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In the Trenches: A Bitter Sting of Rejection Hurts
Some days rejection hurts. Being told no just plain old up and hurts. No other way to explain it. Why this one I wonder. I suspect it is because it was one of those hard researched carefully scrutinized choices that I really developed a ‘good feeling about’. You know the ones I’m talking about. The…
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Book Reviews – Quick and Dirty or Reviews that Reveal
As authors we are all scrambling for reviews of our work. Give it a think. You want quick and dirty or reviews that reveal? With that in mind: Can we talk? I’ve been sitting on this story for a bit, but an interesting conversation on Twitter has made me think – ‘It’s time to tell…
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Rise Of The Ranger: Tropes and Grit Sans Heart
I’m trying to set some quick thoughts down about this book, and I’m finding it nearly impossible. Mainly because I’m trying to remember the story. That’s not a good sign, I only read the book two weeks ago.
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The Lies of Locke Lamora: A Brave New Con
I don’t think I have enjoyed a book quite so much in a very long time. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch presents a richly convoluted story that twists and turns faster than a back-alley chase. The setting is a quasi-Venice of canals, bridges and distinct regions. The city of Camorr, is well…
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The Priory of the Orange Tree: Strong Women and Power
I am sitting here grasping at ephemera in an effort to draw my thoughts together and perhaps give you a nugget of an idea to chew on. In an attempt to tie this all up in a neat package, I would say the novel is well worth a read. Despite that assurance of quality, I’m…
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In the Trenches: A weird and beautiful type of magic
Querying is, at this moment, going very slowly. I am attempting to shift my brain over to editing mode. I seem to be grinding the gears.
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In the Trenches: Sorry.
I owe you all an apology. I went poof there for a bit. Seems the water got a bit deep. Now, all the stuff is still in the yard, so to speak, but I feel a little less inundated. Time to play catch up. Sometimes I wonder if it is my honesty about my depression…
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In the Trenches: CPTSD and the Status Quo
What do you do? Sit, patiently for the inevitable to descend or do you send the gentle ripple out into the world that will reflect back to you as a crushing blow? It’s like a game of Russian roulette, except every barrel is loaded.
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In the Trenches: Catching-up
Help! It seems I have fallen arears in the required reading for my genre. Thus, I need a little guidance on what to read. So, let me hear it. What fantasy novel would you recommend from the last decade?