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Everyone head on over to OxyJen, where Goblin, (also known as jjdebenedictis) has announced her recent acquisition of an agent! This is great news, as she has worked long and hard on her novel, Dark Heir, which is now going to be represented by Eleanor Wood, of Spectrum Literary Agency.…

This new site gives you to reasons to send your work in to it. First, they try to provide that “third reader” presence in a writer’s life, giving supportive and constructive criticism on whatever short stories, flash fiction, and poems that are submitted. http://thirdreader.com/ At the same time, they do…

No, I’m not asking for any. It’s the title of Jim Butcher’s latest Dresden Files book, which came out yesterday, if you didn’t know. And now that you do, what’s keeping you from running out and snatching it up? http://www.amazon.com/Small-Favor-Dresden-Files-Book/dp/0451461894/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207097000&sr=8-1 “The new novel in the New York Times bestselling Dresden…

Today I start a new job here in Colorado. It’s nice to have something of a schedule to hold to, even when one hopes to eventually sustain one’s self entirely on the novel writing. But until then, bills must be paid. I’m going to be a web content writer for…

First draft complete at 136,860 words. Whew. Now begins the fun. I see that smile.  Subscribe in a reader

Thou shalt not fleece the flock, pastor. I’ll give this guy credit for being a clever moron, but what does that say about his customers? And lastly… For everyone who has ever proclaimed the wonderful thing that is craigslist, here is a little warning: People can use it to screw…

I love this phrase when it gets applied to writing, because it makes all us writers sound like we’ve got some sort of infectious rash. And that is the entirety of my deep thinking for the day, because I am now off to go scratch that writing itch. I see…

It has to be just the right note. I like when the end of the story hints at something more beyond the horizon. It leaves the characters living the lives they have chosen and shaped. You get a sense that you could continue to tag along with these people and…

What’s your favorite way of doing this? Once you’ve made a story nice and shiny, you’ve still got to get over the reflection of your own face as you stare into it. It’s crucial to get other’s opinions on the work, because, let’s face it, we tend to either be…