Just by happenstance (vanity search) I found out that my novella, "Failure of Flesh" made the 1st Quarter Honorable Mention list for the Writers of the Future Contest. Link to the press release So that's nice, but looks like it won't see publication there. On to the next market then.
Tag: Writing
So, the writing
Writing this past few months has been terrible. I could blame my job, for which I spent 2009 managing a team of writers and carrying twice the number of duties; or I could say I had to spend more time with my family because of our infant daughter (now a toddler). In the end though,… Continue reading So, the writing
Spelling counts
I found an interesting (to me) article on the effect bad spelling and grammar can have on a blog. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/errors_by_bloggers_kill_credib.php
He’s not dead yet
From the web site I use to track my writing progress, my output graph lately looks like a patient about to give up the ghost. I've only managed to get a hundred or so words once or twice a week for the past few months. But things are looking up! The patient isn't dead yet.… Continue reading He’s not dead yet
The year so far
Commuting really blows Liz and I are out of the house far too long. It was worse in the winter; leaving when it was dark and coming home when it was dark. Since we're travelling about 65 km each way we're really racking up mileage on the car. It's close to running out of warranty… Continue reading The year so far
Writing update
Keeping busy with working on the first three chapters. Actually they're more than three chapters. I've combined seven chapters into three because they're so short in the original and reordered them to have my protagonist go first. I've taken the outline that I used for myself and started rewriting it to sell the book. Right… Continue reading Writing update
Writing update
Met with Rob Sawyer to go over a short story. He's currently Writer in Residence at the Merrill Collection of the Toronto Public Library. He read a short story I had been working on and gave me a good critique. Before I left I ran an idea past him. I was thinking of working on… Continue reading Writing update
Another writing weekend
Spent the weekend up north working on the book. Made some good progress on the book. Got another twenty pages done.
Writing weekend
Spent the weekend at the cottage writing; a very productive two days. Made about 40 pages of progress.
Whheeww
Just finished 15 hours of draft work and finally, finally brought the second draft of my manuscript to its conclusion. Good lord, I need a scotch. And then some rest, but not until I've gone through and accepted all the tracked changes.
Dispatches from Obscurity 