Beyond The Ghosts...The cemeteries and the novel

I’m not alone!

G.E. Anderson — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:52:51 +0000

Ok, so I said I wasn’t going to blog but this was too good not to share. This past weekend, I was feeling pretty crappy about not getting more done on my novel. Overly ambitious planning coupled with an intense … Continue reading →

Back after these messages…

G.E. Anderson — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:02:11 +0000

I’ve decided to take a break from blogging until the end of May. Between the long hours (and the very unexpected explosion of pollen that makes my head feel like a bowling ball filled with glue) I’ve only managed to get in a … Continue reading →

California dreamin’

G.E. Anderson — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:25:47 +0000

Leaving work early and heading back to Hotel California for some sunshine, refreshing ocean air, and some quality time with my guys. And with my checkbook. End of month means bills to pay so writing’s gotta take a back seat to administrative … Continue reading →

Oh, now I get it

G.E. Anderson — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:30:00 +0000

So I’m in this extended stay hotel where I don’t have to clean or cook (unless you count throwing something into the microwave), where there’s a desk, table, relatively comfy sofa with a view over a park filled with budding cherry blossoms, and nothing but … Continue reading →

Settling in

G.E. Anderson — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:14:02 +0000

What is it about traveling for work that makes life so disorganized? You pull together everything you might possibly need, check it against a list, comb through the piles a few times to toss out the irrelevant, add back a few … Continue reading →

On the road

G.E. Anderson — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:30:07 +0000

Starting Monday, I’ll be slogging away for 10 weeks in an attempt to create order out of policy and procedure chaos for an offsite client. Yeah, it’s one of the things I do best. So for the past several days, I’ve been running around … Continue reading →

Publishing: traditional or self?

G.E. Anderson — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:10:39 +0000

Update: And wouldn’t you know? One day after this post goes live, those sneaky people over at Wise Ink go and post an article on why more traditional writers are going indie. Someone asked me the other day what route … Continue reading →

Changing gears, slightly

G.E. Anderson — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:47:45 +0000

Oh boy, it’s been a little bit since my last explosion of postings. I have to chalk it up to last minute interview scrambling for a freelance article and some other unexpected monkey wrenches tossed into the mix for good … Continue reading →

Liebster Award!

G.E. Anderson — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 04:30:22 +0000

How cool is this for ending up a week of hard work? Joan Reginaldo, the sassy and fabulous author of Work in Progress, decided I needed a Liebster Award nomination. And no, it has nothing to do with the fact that I also live in … Continue reading →

What’s next?

G.E. Anderson — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:41:47 +0000

Ok, so the PNWA contest milestone’s reached. Next up, getting the novel cleaned up and beta reader ready. This is a big milestone. Lots more cleaning, revising, polishing and coffee swilling involved here before anything gets sent out. But at least I … Continue reading →

And now, we wait

G.E. Anderson — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:36:30 +0000

My PNWA submission deadline’s come and gone. I mailed off the 28 pages earlier this week and just received confirmation the office received the package. Now I wait for June to see if I made the cut into the finalist’s round. Everything’s … Continue reading →

Two thumbs up (and totally biased)

G.E. Anderson — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:29:15 +0000

Contest judges, agents, editors, readers—writers get lots of constructive and not so constructive feedback on our work. Sometimes, it’s downright cruel. But it’s also part of the job. Want to land those freelancing gigs? Want to publish that book? Then … Continue reading →

Editing the edits

G.E. Anderson — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:52:24 +0000

Been pulling out all the stops (and more than a little hair) over the past week to make sure this is is as polished as I can possibly make it. To date, I have: Pumped an extraordinary amount of cash into my local coffee … Continue reading →

Writing the dreaded summary/synopsis

G.E. Anderson — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:19:53 +0000

I spent this past weekend and a good portion of yesterday drafting and editing my one-page summary. I’m still only 98% happy with it, but am keeping my fingers crossed that today, I can finally put this sucker out of its … Continue reading →

Writing Helps – Storyboarding plots

G.E. Anderson — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:14:16 +0000

I’m a planster. That’s in response to the question Chuck Sambuchino asks in his Storyboarding For Success: Plotters vs. Pantsers post for Writer’s Digest. Do you plan out your novel (oh no, the dreaded outline word!) or fly by the seat of … Continue reading →