tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:08:43 +0000My writingReviews - Grade AReviews - Grade DFinish the SentenceThe Teaching CompanyMiss SnarkMonday Morning Wrap UpWriting Techniques/IdeasFilm Fun FridayWriting GeneralWord CountReviews - Grade BVid FridayAn AsidePub NewsLiteracyShort storyEvanovich-How I WritePublishing ContractsTo Be Read PileWriting BlogsAgentsSmall pressReviews - Grade CWritersScamsNovelsReading books/reviewCurrent WIPAbout WritingPOD/Self PublishingPublishersHi, I'm Nancy Beck. Find out about my novel pursuits (mostly fantasy), how-to books I've used, fantasy fiction reviews, the research you MUST do before deciding on an agent, a publisher or indie publishing, and other writer-type stuff.http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)Blogger411125WriterlyStuffhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-7460927602862475422Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:08:00 +00002012-01-27T14:08:43.557-05:00My eyeballs normally glaze over when an organization puts out a report that has reams (or what seems like reams) of data. But the report Dean Wesley Smith posted about on his site actually sounded interesting to me. So while I mostly skimmed the report, the research data on page 8 was especially interesting. Nielsen's UK data (wonder if it's similar in the States?) analyzed a bunch of different http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/npHmbmhurFc/reviews-dont-necessarily-mean-increased.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=npHmbmhurFc:LsluX9DCrXA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=npHmbmhurFc:LsluX9DCrXA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=npHmbmhurFc:LsluX9DCrXA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/npHmbmhurFc" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2012/01/reviews-dont-necessarily-mean-increased.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-1462600280933702496Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:17:00 +00002012-01-17T16:21:05.829-05:00My writingI've been going forward with the start of a new series, book 1 of an I-don't-know-how-many-books series. An historical fantasy, the series will be called Werewolf on Broadway, and takes place in New York City in 1929. Yeah, the year Wall St. laid an egg...but before that happens. Karolina Wokowski is a Broadway hopeful, arriving on a cold, blustery day. She's an Abnormal, a mythical or magical http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/LYbgt2QwvKE/start-of-new-fantasy-series.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=LYbgt2QwvKE:nJ9HQxqMvXg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=LYbgt2QwvKE:nJ9HQxqMvXg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=LYbgt2QwvKE:nJ9HQxqMvXg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/LYbgt2QwvKE" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2012/01/start-of-new-fantasy-series.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-4806489857628666851Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:41:00 +00002012-01-09T15:25:18.890-05:00Current WIPWord CountSo how's your writing going? I've managed 500 words since January 2 - for a total of 4,000 words so far this year. (I figured out last year that I wrote about 100K words, the most I've ever written in a year.) I've split the current word count between a novelette in a Super Secret Genre (actually, it's a sub-genre) under a pen name, and an historical fantasy novel, the first in a series (what http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/LHPYgi3z_zg/word-count-first-in-new-series-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=LHPYgi3z_zg:06eLvem3qo0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=LHPYgi3z_zg:06eLvem3qo0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=LHPYgi3z_zg:06eLvem3qo0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/LHPYgi3z_zg" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2012/01/word-count-first-in-new-series-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-1826871149188773541Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:47:00 +00002011-12-28T13:57:45.814-05:00About WritingWriting BlogsWriting GeneralYorkWriters: Only the Brave Read the above post, and read Dean Wesley Smith's post on the same subject. Whether you're gung-ho into the indie thing or are submitting to smaller or online presses, these two fantastic posts tell you that it's okay to fail. Especially read the part in the York Writers blog which talks about George Clooney and his fear of failure. Yeah, George Clooney fears failurehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/cQmPE-ZyRVg/dont-be-afraid-of-failure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=cQmPE-ZyRVg:8vjyiOghKwM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=cQmPE-ZyRVg:8vjyiOghKwM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=cQmPE-ZyRVg:8vjyiOghKwM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/cQmPE-ZyRVg" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/12/dont-be-afraid-of-failure.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-6022070976322758424Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:14:00 +00002011-12-28T13:23:20.815-05:00My writingPOD/Self PublishingI've uploaded the 3rd (and last) in the series today, and it's available on Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/117757 ETA: And it's available on Amazon now too: http://www.amazon.com/Demon-Daughter-Haven-Jersey-ebook/dp/B006QQ0CZA/ref=sr_1_6?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1325093065&sr=1-6 Here's the blurb (which sucks, but the great thing is, I can change it if I want): Trust and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/7NqUkjXzAWg/demon-daughter-now-available.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=7NqUkjXzAWg:yzCAlC3qJOg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=7NqUkjXzAWg:yzCAlC3qJOg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=7NqUkjXzAWg:yzCAlC3qJOg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/7NqUkjXzAWg" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/12/demon-daughter-now-available.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-419010487685164046Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:52:00 +00002011-12-21T09:55:19.825-05:00My writingPOD/Self PublishingSo the editing is almost done; I'll be doing most of that today. Already have the cover in place (see below), and I'll be uploading no later than Saturday morning. Yes, that's Christmas Eve, and my family has traditionally held the Christmas get together on that day; it goes back to the late 50s and early 60s, when my mother and aunts started having babies: How were they supposed to go see http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/LNw_ODqFSjw/demon-daughter-last-in-my-fantasy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=LNw_ODqFSjw:_VwbmJeMhr8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=LNw_ODqFSjw:_VwbmJeMhr8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=LNw_ODqFSjw:_VwbmJeMhr8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/LNw_ODqFSjw" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/12/demon-daughter-last-in-my-fantasy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-981972865465614390Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:35:00 +00002011-12-21T09:35:51.603-05:00POD/Self Publishinghttp://robinhobb.com/2011/11/caveat-emptor-hephaestus-books/ I read Dean Wesley Smith's blog on a regular basis (you should too; it's full of lots of good stuff :-)), and he alerted his readers to the above blog post by Robin Hobb (she of the Farseer series and other books). Apparently, Hephaestus Books is repackaging wiki articles (public domain) on Robin's and other writers' books - but they http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/Tt8oQA6xniA/stuff-you-can-get-for-free-for-12.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=Tt8oQA6xniA:-kuCgbyw2eY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=Tt8oQA6xniA:-kuCgbyw2eY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=Tt8oQA6xniA:-kuCgbyw2eY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/Tt8oQA6xniA" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/12/stuff-you-can-get-for-free-for-12.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-2337026372798452690Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:14:00 +00002011-12-02T21:33:48.211-05:00I wish it was because I'd taken a month-long vacation or something fun like that, but it's nothing like that. I'm not going to go into details, so I'll just say I'm having personal problems with a loved one - it gets harder and harder to deal with. It's tough for me to talk about on a public forum like this, but I'm trying to do something about it even though the person doesn't want any help, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/5IW6Khy8zSI/sorry-i-havent-been-posting-much.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=5IW6Khy8zSI:bKWB6EVyGZI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=5IW6Khy8zSI:bKWB6EVyGZI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=5IW6Khy8zSI:bKWB6EVyGZI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/5IW6Khy8zSI" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/12/sorry-i-havent-been-posting-much.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-493692964237672744Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:44:00 +00002011-11-17T10:40:00.405-05:00Pub NewsPublishersScamsI didn't believe it at first when I saw this over on Konrath's blog. Penguin U.S. has set up something called Book Country. One side of it, the critique side, doesn't bother me. If that's your thing, go for it. But what Konrath and other writers object to is this announcement to self publish and format your ebook for a fee. Outrageous Fees This part of Book Country's "self publishing" site http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/3Lxb936zyDQ/book-country-newest-way-to-screw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=3Lxb936zyDQ:DR3IxhH6I5s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=3Lxb936zyDQ:DR3IxhH6I5s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=3Lxb936zyDQ:DR3IxhH6I5s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/3Lxb936zyDQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/11/book-country-newest-way-to-screw.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-6164656792231692524Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:41:00 +00002011-10-29T18:41:04.646-04:00An AsideThe weather has really been crappy this year - tons of rain, Hurricane Irene - and it's cost people psychologically and monetarily. Put me in the money category. We're having a rare October snow (a heavyweight one), and the branches have been coming down. Now, that's bad enough. But when one especially thick branch came down on our fence and destroyed a section of the fence. Oy vey. You can http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/I3213L93bhM/lousy-weather.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=I3213L93bhM:qMFNaYG9T_I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=I3213L93bhM:qMFNaYG9T_I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=I3213L93bhM:qMFNaYG9T_I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/I3213L93bhM" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/10/lousy-weather.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-6149176765504769152Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:04:00 +00002011-10-20T14:05:25.295-04:00Writing BlogsPublishersEspecially people who have a ton of knowledge on any particular subject? This post on Kris Rusch's site really resonated with me today, because I'm going through something similar, except it's in the corporate office realm: The Business Rusch: R*E*S*P*E*C*T Which is why I can't really get into any long-winded post. All I'll say is that I feel like I've been sucker punched; I've been working http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/w5g7NSqHpXk/do-you-really-what-to-diss-people.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=w5g7NSqHpXk:OzTgSkJdiQw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=w5g7NSqHpXk:OzTgSkJdiQw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=w5g7NSqHpXk:OzTgSkJdiQw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/w5g7NSqHpXk" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/10/do-you-really-what-to-diss-people.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-6445418831700370705Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:06:00 +00002011-10-07T13:06:56.563-04:00Writing BlogsPublishersI know I've been sort of absent of late, and it's due more to my busy/hectic/hellish schedule at my day job. This also happens to be Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the foundation I work for has DVDs and other things that domestic violence agencies are clamoring for. It all gets dumped on me. Now, I think what they're doing is a good thing; but I've had to recreate a spreadsheet and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/2nrgYZg1xNs/fascinating-read.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=2nrgYZg1xNs:RvWiKzqfPNw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=2nrgYZg1xNs:RvWiKzqfPNw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=2nrgYZg1xNs:RvWiKzqfPNw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/2nrgYZg1xNs" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/10/fascinating-read.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-3029137067240551285Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:41:00 +00002011-09-29T14:41:40.872-04:00AgentsTrident Media group has decided to become a publisher of its clients' ebooks. (You can read about it here and elsewhere.) As DWS has made clear, this is a conflict of interest. Period. I can understand authors who have been trad pubbed for a long while being afraid or hesitant to upload their own stuff; they might be Luddites for all I know. (Hmm...Luddite...a gold star word, heh. :-)) But as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/QdInzDgvmF0/why-agents-as-publishers-is-just-plain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=QdInzDgvmF0:-0hIqsED6Fs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=QdInzDgvmF0:-0hIqsED6Fs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=QdInzDgvmF0:-0hIqsED6Fs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/QdInzDgvmF0" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/09/why-agents-as-publishers-is-just-plain.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-1780574535422558730Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:11:00 +00002011-09-27T14:11:59.493-04:00The past couple of weeks have been nothing short of exhausting. Besides having to deal with some personal crap (which I won't go into) and the explosion of work at my temp job, I've been going nuts. The personal side has quieted down, and I expect the office side to quiet down soon. The Second in the Series Obviously, I missed the production date for Night Terrors (in case you  hadn't noticed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/0VpiBqFUYRg/life-intrudes-cover-for-2nd-book.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=0VpiBqFUYRg:EuHsj9toGbM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=0VpiBqFUYRg:EuHsj9toGbM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=0VpiBqFUYRg:EuHsj9toGbM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/0VpiBqFUYRg" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/09/life-intrudes-cover-for-2nd-book.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-7612808228636007962Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:19:00 +00002011-09-12T09:19:00.038-04:00My writingThe new cover for Changing Faces has been finalized: I LOVE IT! The lovely Harris Channing provided the cover, after I gave her some ideas. Did I say I love this cover? :-) I love all the covers Ms. Channing provided, and heartily recommend her. Her rates are reasonable, and she's currently looking for clients; of course, that's always subject to change. (She already has a few covers uphttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/QVApc-PSUsI/new-cover-is-finalized.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=QVApc-PSUsI:SZt87Y_Tcu8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=QVApc-PSUsI:SZt87Y_Tcu8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=QVApc-PSUsI:SZt87Y_Tcu8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/QVApc-PSUsI" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-cover-is-finalized.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-615101983429441966Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:06:00 +00002011-09-11T09:06:59.676-04:00An Aside I suppose most bloggers are going to reflect today, 9/11, 10 years later. The First Plane I was home on 9/11/2001, recuperating from surgery. I was scheduled to see the doctor the next day, for the okay to go back to work. After being on short-term disability for a few weeks, I was antsy to get back to the office. I was flipping through the TV channels until I happened upon a news broadcasthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/dIIYfUtECxA/where-were-you-10-years-ago-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=dIIYfUtECxA:gRjVAySaawc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=dIIYfUtECxA:gRjVAySaawc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=dIIYfUtECxA:gRjVAySaawc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/dIIYfUtECxA" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/09/where-were-you-10-years-ago-today.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-8290004710604525983Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:55:00 +00002011-09-09T12:55:12.911-04:00My writingI'm certainly not going to pretend I'm a graphic artist; I don't even play one on TV. :-) But I was having a hell of a time coming up with an idea for the 3rd book of the series, and one day, out of sheer boredom (or maybe it was curiosity), I decided to check out some of the cover designers who were having sales on ready-made covers. I looked through a couple of them, and then one really struckhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/VoKMJmdSE_o/ebook-covers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=VoKMJmdSE_o:MjdyHLK39Cs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=VoKMJmdSE_o:MjdyHLK39Cs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=VoKMJmdSE_o:MjdyHLK39Cs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/VoKMJmdSE_o" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/09/ebook-covers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-1335490702968087138Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:10:00 +00002011-08-28T13:10:57.179-04:00An AsideHurricane Irene has gone through. Hubby, Sammy the Alaskan Malamute, and I are still here. The damage - if you want to call it that - is a flooded basement and a few small branches down in the backyard. Sam has been out a few times already, as the rain has stopped. The wind is still a tad gusty, and we have a big silver maple out back, so I want to keep Sam in for the most part. My mother http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/XS5ErbAI_R0/safe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)5<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=XS5ErbAI_R0:R7-4QHitOko:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=XS5ErbAI_R0:R7-4QHitOko:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=XS5ErbAI_R0:R7-4QHitOko:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/XS5ErbAI_R0" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/08/safe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-3509634455244361325Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:25:00 +00002011-08-25T15:25:19.270-04:00My writingTo further thank those who follow this blog, I'm offering Ten Cent Wings for free for a couple of days. Go to my book on Smashwords, and then enter this coupon code: FJ68V and the price of the book will be free. Did I mention this will be free to those people who follow my blog? And that it expires August 27? You get two short stories: Ten Cent Wings and Vengeful Faerie. Thank you all for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/cEVA_jCdbjE/its-live.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=cEVA_jCdbjE:HCt2zrmv83c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=cEVA_jCdbjE:HCt2zrmv83c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=cEVA_jCdbjE:HCt2zrmv83c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/cEVA_jCdbjE" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/08/its-live.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-7840218461305961301Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:54:00 +00002011-08-24T12:59:31.122-04:00My writingI know I haven't been posting much, but there's a reason for it...which you'll see soon enough. But first I wanted to say a great big THANK YOU for the congrats on my first sale (whoever bought the book, I thank you, too! :-)). It's actually more of a relief to get that out of the way than anything else - and as I think I've said somewhere, I'm not the type to endlessly look at my sales reports http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/H-VVC9jsfzk/thank-you-and-little-something-else.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=H-VVC9jsfzk:IgeJVbzJHXs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=H-VVC9jsfzk:IgeJVbzJHXs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=H-VVC9jsfzk:IgeJVbzJHXs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/H-VVC9jsfzk" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/08/thank-you-and-little-something-else.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-5247472350215403431Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:52:00 +00002011-08-18T12:52:40.714-04:00My writingI'm not the type to continually check how much I've sold. Pessimist? When it comes to this self publishing stuff? Damn right. I hadn't checked my Smashwords dashboard in quite a while, but I was reading through this post on J. A. Marlowe's blog (the first of two excellent posts on the subject of Smashwords) when I figured, why not? Hadn't checked it since the middle of last month. And, lo andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/xYXbm6Votgc/first-copy-sold.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)6<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=xYXbm6Votgc:7gfTqIafXuw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=xYXbm6Votgc:7gfTqIafXuw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=xYXbm6Votgc:7gfTqIafXuw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/xYXbm6Votgc" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/08/first-copy-sold.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-8012325441245276079Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:18:00 +00002011-08-18T12:18:50.412-04:00An AsidePlease pardon my rant, but I really need to get this off my chest. I was sort of depressed yesterday, especially as I thought I heard something. That something came true today. You see, I've been working steadily in corporate jobs for 30 years. I have a shitload of experience with all sorts of things (from an administrative assistant perspective). And what do I mostly do during the day? I'm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/1N9vIjbQwd0/color-me-frustrated.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=1N9vIjbQwd0:5Qx4Eyg1Kp0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=1N9vIjbQwd0:5Qx4Eyg1Kp0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=1N9vIjbQwd0:5Qx4Eyg1Kp0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/1N9vIjbQwd0" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/08/color-me-frustrated.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-5157120516180147273Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:02:00 +00002011-08-09T12:03:54.943-04:00Writing BlogsWriting GeneralMuseInks: Animal Tendencies: 10 Reasons a Manuscript Doesn't Sell Quite an amusing blog post by Ami Hendrickson. Ms. Hendrickson had a great idea to illustrate certain problems writers have with illustrations...of animals. :-) It works. No, really, it works. And I love purple! (As a color, not as a writing device.) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/b7rmVqrzyJg/great-blog-post-10-reasons-manuscript.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=b7rmVqrzyJg:zMTI8cufAa8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=b7rmVqrzyJg:zMTI8cufAa8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=b7rmVqrzyJg:zMTI8cufAa8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/b7rmVqrzyJg" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/08/great-blog-post-10-reasons-manuscript.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-7588788572253655643Sun, 07 Aug 2011 22:41:00 +00002011-08-07T18:41:43.152-04:00My writingChanging Faces is a novella/short fantasy novel (about 72 pages), available for US$2.99. Mornings are not my slice of pizza and are to be avoided whenever necessary. When I have a job assignment or something else that makes it worthy to kick off the blanket, I'm used to falling out of bed, washing up, and doing the make up and clothing routines. And usually I do it standing, at my own speed. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/aNagIH6IqiM/sample-sunday-most-of-chapter-1-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=aNagIH6IqiM:4HYBnFj8gq4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=aNagIH6IqiM:4HYBnFj8gq4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=aNagIH6IqiM:4HYBnFj8gq4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/aNagIH6IqiM" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/08/sample-sunday-most-of-chapter-1-from.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33545465.post-4112255263291224063Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:54:00 +00002011-08-01T08:54:42.730-04:00Publishing ContractsLaura Resnick has been writing for quite some time, and drops in on Dean Wesley Smith's site from time to time. Instead of going the agent route, Dean has suggested hooking up with an IP attorney, one who specializes in publishing contracts. (Especially since most agents don't have a law degree, yet IMHO they're acting as de facto contract lawyers). Considering the state of flux the publishing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~3/4XaZLxXQ0R4/literary-lawyers-for-those-wanting-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nancy Beck)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=4XaZLxXQ0R4:wBLycBTg6CY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?a=4XaZLxXQ0R4:wBLycBTg6CY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterlyStuff?i=4XaZLxXQ0R4:wBLycBTg6CY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterlyStuff/~4/4XaZLxXQ0R4" height="1" width="1"/>http://writerlystuff.blogspot.com/2011/08/literary-lawyers-for-those-wanting-to.html