Wild, Wicked & Wacky

It took me a while to cool down before I wrote this post. Like a couple of days. And yet, I'm still irritated despite some well-meaning ...

We writers have an inherent self-esteem problem. The trad publishers have known this for the last forty years. They've preyed on writers...

I'm not a big fan of agents, but this is a good lesson for everyone on guarding your writing time. The original post appeared on Decembe...

Once upon a time (March 5, 2009), there was  #QueryFail. Then came my favorite tweet from Colleen Lindsey from April 6, 2011--"OMG ...

There's a myth going around writer circles, egged on by trad editors and agents, that a writer HAS to do every, single type of social me...

2013 saw the tipping point in how writers in general regarded indie publishing, and how publishers regarded e-book sales. Indie books made...

On Thursday, May 3, 2012, the main website of writer/editor/publisher Kristine Kathryn Rusch was attacked by malware. It's not the firs...

A Monday morning counting exercise: how many of these phrases have you heard/been said to you? Leave a comment with your number before 11:...

Last week, the interwebs were abuzz with a couple of rants by agents on why writers suck. (And no, I won't link to them. It'll just ...

. . . and you need an agent, take a good look at Janet Reid.  Here's why:  she understands that potential clients are also current clien...

Currently Reading - Baby, Come Home by Stephanie Bond (MMPB) [I'm on Day 6 of my numbers fast. Almost broke down and checked last nig...

Currently re-reading - Storm Front by Jum Butcher One thing that sucks about American culture is we raise our women to be people-pleasers,...

Currently reading - Heaven's Spite by Lilith Saintcrow I posted a link to the Publisher's Weekly article on  Wednesday  on the tri...

Currently reading - Heaven's Spite by Lilith Saintcrow Publisher's Weekly had an interesting piece yesterday on the judge's de...

Let's assume you're a writer looking for an agent.  What talents/skills are you looking for? The agent job description doesn't ...

Currently reading - Legal statutes and CDC papers on chronic diseases.  Seriously. When I first read Angie Benedetti's comment on the ...

Currently reading - Wolfsbane and Mistletoe, edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni P. L. Kelner Today, Jessica Faust had an interesting post...

Currently reading - Christie Craig's draft of Don't Mess With Texas If you haven't followed the ping-pong match debate between...

Currently reading - Soulless by Gail Carriger Most unpublished writers know not to ask a published author for a referral. (You do know that...

Since I have the Sword of Damocles (um, a column deadline) hanging over my head, I'll direct you to a pithy blog series by Jenn Bray-Web...