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I enjoy when someone provides a realistic perspective on writing and doesn’t sugar-coat what our expectations should be as writers trying to get published. Kate Elliott has a few things to say to those of us who have yet to break through that first barrier of getting a book published.…

A hat tip to Jonathan Lyons of the Lyons Literary Agency for pointing out this somewhat amusing, yet sobering industry survey. http://www.publishingtrends.com/Survey.html Some intriguing facts come to light here, most of which could be told to you by anyone who works within this illustrious industry. The majority of the workforce…

As one of my recent stories dealt with dreams, I did a lot of digging into various aspects of technology and meds that help people sleep. This is somewhat along those lines, just a bit…different. Lucid dreams are an interesting phenomenon. I think most people have had one at some…

We haven’t had one of this for a while, so it’s time to reveal a few headlines that made me sit back and ponder. First off, I loved the succinctness of this one: Little Fish Eats Big Fish. Explodes. Dies. This next one connects somewhat to the article I posted…

I read the PDF version of this, which you can access here, should you be so inclined. Here are my thoughts. The book is definitely worth reading. It brims with tension, both of the psychological type, as well as imminent violence and other space-faring action. This is not a pink-fuzzy,…

I just realized the 22nd of October was the official one-year anniversary of this blog. I knew it was coming up, but then skipped over it entirely. How’s that for perceptive? I started this blog around the same time I got my first agent. I had the hopes that this…

It’s a necessity, on all sides of the publishing spectrum. This insight into an agent’s work load shows why they sometimes take those 1-3 months to respond to queries, much less partials and complete manuscript submissions. http://litsoup.blogspot.com/2007/10/query-update.html Jenny Rappaport gives us an inside view of how her work space is…

Working in the city means I’ve got quite a few food options, from concourse shops to street vendors, or bringing my own bag lunch. But even in the heart of NYC I’d have to search pretty hard to find anything like these offered selections: http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/multimedia/2007/10/gallery_canned_foods Well, maybe some sushi joints…

I’d seen some intriguing reviews for this book, including a starred review in Publishers Weekly. The premise sounded fascinating: an alien artifact is discovered on the edge of our solar system in the latter years of the 21st century. The spaceship Theseus is sent out to intercept this artifact and…

The Church of Park Slope Fall Festival, in all its glory. I see those smiles.  Subscribe in a reader