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    19 Mar, 2021
    Musing 03/19/21 – Diverse Writers: Still a Long Way to Go.
    authors, books, contemporary fantasy, Donald Maass Literary Agency, dystopian, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, fiction, Heroic Fantasy, Important, mass market paperback, musing, N.K. Jemisin, paranormal, published stories, publishing, query, SFWA, urban fantasy, writing, YA, young adult , , , ,

    Still waiting, but this is common for us writers. I’m not saying anything new. It’s tough, frustrating, but you keep at it. It’s the same for artists–I’m looking at YOU, Robin Brantley. But we keep going because we love what …
    17 Nov, 2020
    Did COVID-19 Kill the Publishing Star?
    books, contemporary fantasy, covid19, Fantasy, fiction, Important, literary agents, musing, news, science-fiction adventure, short stories, writing, YA, young adult , , ,

    Is the industry dying? Are people just not reading anymore? Are we fighting an uphill battle?

    Never start your work with questions.

    But I’m sure my fellow writing peeps have noticed YA Imprints are being dropped and jobs go with …
    23 Mar, 2020
    The Publishing Industry and COVID19
    authors, blog, blogging, books, contemporary fantasy, dystopian, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, fiction, Important, mass market paperback, news, publishing, query, science-fiction adventure, short stories, sword and sorcery, urban fantasy, writing, YA, young adult , , , , ,

    After many days of headaches and worries, my 9 to 5 finally allowed us to Work From Home (WFH). Don’t get me wrong, I’m still worried, but not as as much. I worried about my Big Brother, who had Type …
    1 Dec, 2018
    Musing ~ 12/1/18: The Importance of Being Receptive
    blog, blogging, books, contemporary fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, fiction, Heroic Fantasy, Important, literary agents, mass market paperback, news, Original writing, published stories, publishing, sword and sorcery, writing, YA, young adult

    Literary Agents, you’re all fabulous.

    Seriously, we writers greatly appreciate you!  We appreciate the way you weave your magic with publishers and make certain we get the best deals, lots of exposure and an over-allsense of well-being.

    However…

    There’s one …
    5 Nov, 2018
    Musing 11/5/18 ~ Follow the Rules!
    authors, blog, contemporary fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, fiction, Heroic Fantasy, How I Found My Literary Agent, Important, M/M, mass market paperback, NanoWriMo, National Endowment for the Arts, news, Original writing, published stories, publishing, query, science-fiction adventure, social media, sword and sorcery, Twitter, urban fantasy, website, writing, YA, young adult

    …Or, “If I can do it the hard way, why can’t you?”

    I know it’s been awhile since I posted here.  But it’s been one of those, life gets in the way, kind of years.  If you follow me on …
    29 Aug, 2017
    Musing 8/29/17– May I Have A Word, Literary Agents?
    authors, books, contemporary fantasy, dystopian, Fantasy, fiction, How I Found My Literary Agent, mass market paperback, paranormal, published stories, publishing, query, science-fiction adventure, short stories, sword and sorcery, Trident Media Group, urban fantasy, Virginia Kidd Agency, Writer's Digest, YA

    Wow!  Two Musings in two days, that’s a record!  First I want to say that I’m not trying to offend ANYONE with this post, certainly not people in the industry.  Either way this may or may not get me into …
    28 Aug, 2017
    Musing 08/28/17– Weird is the New Brilliant?
    authors, books, contemporary fantasy, dystopian, Fantasy, fiction, Heroic Fantasy, Original writing, paranormal, published stories, publishing, query, science-fiction adventure, short stories, sword and sorcery, urban fantasy, Writer's Digest, YA, young adult

    I’m a big fan of the Nostalgia Critic! Well it’s sort of an off and on relationship. I gave him up a few times but came back. Why mention this? Because there is a question I was pondering concerning stories …

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