If you're a regular follower of the Evil Writer blog, you would have noticed that Bitchstress Dreamkiller posts were sporadic last year. And if you … [Read more...]
Dealing with reality – a guide for aspiring writers
Writing is a strange business. On the face of it writers exist in a world of dreams, both in terms of what we come up with for our stories and in the … [Read more...]
It’s Not Personal, It’s Business
Note: I'm totally recycling this post from 2012 on rejection. It's been on my mind recently as I've seen some butt-hurt whining around the Intarwebz … [Read more...]
Wishing and hoping
Last time I wrote about setting reasonable goals for yourself. That advice still holds. But this time, let's talk about your wishes. It's important … [Read more...]
On Waiting
Waiting just pretty much sucks, I don't care who you are. Over all, as I see it, there are three kinds of waiting: 1. Waiting for a good … [Read more...]
Bad for Authors; Bad for Readers
There are all sorts of things that are bad for authors. There are other things that are bad for readers. One thing that's bad for both? 99 cent … [Read more...]
The Full-Time Writer Reality
Are you a new/novice/aspiring writer? Watch a lot of movies about people who write for a living, and think it looks great? Sit in your pajamas all … [Read more...]
Tough enough to write
This isn’t the post I set out to write. I was going to do a piece on the query process and how to avoid giving possible future agent nose bleeds, but … [Read more...]
Once More With Feeling
The subject of this post has been on the hamster wheel of my brain for awhile now, and our Bitchstress Dreamkiller's post on patience just brought it … [Read more...]
Goals, goals, goals
So, it's the new year. I hear that there's this thing about resolutions in the new year. Myself, I haven't made any, largely because I haven't had … [Read more...]
Reading for Fun and Pleasure
It has been observed by my outgoing youngest child that the Viking and I don't like people much. This isn't strictly true, but I'll admit that we … [Read more...]
Outlining 101
A novice writer friend asked me today about outlining. She said she's no good at it. I told her I might not be her best person to ask for … [Read more...]
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