• Musings 05/30/15 ~ "Are you pondering what I’m pondering?"

    Finally back to the local Barnes and Noble after — well I’m not sure, weeks?  And I’d like to take a moment to give a major props to Starbucks for all of their yummy foods and desserts! OK, back to Musing.  On the shevles I actually found a mixture of epic fantasy and contemporary science-fiction, and…

  • THE KEYHOLDER BY CLAIRE THOMPSON! GUEST BLOGGER!

    It’s been ages since I’ve had a guest on my blog!  And who better than my good friend and fellow author, Claire Thompson!  She’s been a guest here at Black Satin before but I’m always pleased and eager to have her back!  Today, Claire is pleased to announced her newest work, The Keyholder, scheduled for…

  • Musing 4/7/15 ~ "Ward, I’m worried about the Genre."

    So if you’ve checked my Facebook page, I didn’t get the promotion at the 9 to 5.  However, the department head is going to basically take me under his wing and get me the additional experience I need with the help of my supervisor.  They want me to be ready for the next round which…

  • Mini-Musing 3/18/2015 ~ Can You Really Go Home Again?

    I’ve mentioned previously that I haven’t written as of late.  I just haven’t felt like it, waiting for word from Tinderbox. I know that’s the absolute worst thing to do — not continuing to write that is. Have you ever had so much faith in a work that you don’t want to stick it into…

  • MUSINGS ~ 2/20/15 – Writing The Way I See It: Changes in the Industry

    OK, here’s what I’ve been doing as of late… I haven’t been writing. My brother is down with a little bug so I’m having him relax and I went out at his request and bought him some soup and Gatorade.  He’s now resting quite comfortably and has been marathoning Daria and Mother-UP. Meanwhile I went out and had…

  • Musings 1/1/15 ~ It’s 2015. So now what? Or Writing the Way I See It Part II.

    Happy New Year, all!  OK, now that that’s out of the way, let’s discuss the end of 2014 and what’s may or may not happen in 2015. So I made a promise to myself – not a resolution!  I promised myself that I would officially retire from the business if I didn’t get traditionally published…

  • Writing and Publishing: The Way I See It

    This is a re-written version of an article I posted back on August 15th, 2014. Much of the information is likely out of date. I will write a follow-up soon. This is one of those situations in which I keep my counsel… But not this time. I’ll be the first to say that we should…

  • Musings 7/30/14 ~ Writer’s Digest: How About Our Lit Agent Stories?

    It’s Wednesday and I’m sitting here having my coffee and taking one last stab at looking up literary agents.  I’ve been at this game for awhile.  I know we’re not supposed to say that, but sometimes you have to wonder why not?  I’ve read articles where the writers says, don’t say you’ve been trying to…

  • MUSING ~ 7/10/14. So how long is a hiatus supposed to be?

    Just dropping by for a look see and I’ve found I have a bit of things to catch up on.  I don’t believe I mentioned before that I’m on stay-cation again this week and apparently, it’s just what I needed.  I had a few bad spots but all and all I feel pretty good.  Hell,…

  • MUSINGS ~ 6/20/14 GOING ON HIATUS

    It’s a nice morning and I’m sitting here drinking coffee, watching YouTube and giving a few things some thought.  Well actually I’ve been giving this a lot of thought for awhile.  As much as I like being online I have to take some time away.  Even my brother says I have a lot on my…