So, I fell off the posting boat about...six or seven months ago. I'm aware. The past eight months have been awful. I quit my pleasant part-time job for a full-time job I thought would be good. It turned out to be hell. I spent three months slowly inching into a steep depression, becoming an alcoholic, … Continue reading 2020, Post #1
Tag: writing
Every Story Needs a Twist
During a beta read, I told the author whose MS I was reading that the plot unfolded without any surprises; it happened exactly as I first thought it would. I told her there weren't any twists in the plot. And, in short, she asked me if it needed a twist. And I didn't have a … Continue reading Every Story Needs a Twist
On Subjectivity
Almost every form rejection I've gotten has included a line on how subjective the publishing industry is, and I shouldn't feel disheartened that I didn't snag whichever agent I had queried and been subsequently rejected by. I shouldn't feel disheartened. But I do. Each rejection hammers the nail a little bit further in, each thud … Continue reading On Subjectivity
