I’m glad you asked that…
Me, pontificating to a room full of writers at the Oaklyn branch of the Evansville Public Library last week.
If you have a school, library, book club, or whatever, that could use a visit, drop me a line.
Stuff about writing
Your Author
If this is something you’d like to see at your school, library, or bookstore, please get in touch.
(The mask is optional.)
The Final Phase
My bound proof arrived today! Let the final phase of hysterical nitpicking begin!
I Write in Longhand a Lot
Visible at right is the completed first draft for my new book, provisionally titled Man, I Really Gotta Figure Out What to Call This.
Now that the draft is done, I feel the need to resume contact with the rest of the human race. Hi. It’s nice to be back.
At this point I’d also like to thank several pieces of music that were instrumental in helping me get this done:
- American Psycho (32 plays)
- Famous Monsters (36 plays)
- Land of the Dead (74 plays)
- White 2 (6 plays)
- “If You Let Me” (44 plays)
Yes, those might give a clue as to the tone I was going for.
In case you’re curious, those pickle-colored beads are komboloi. As any old Greek dude will tell you, they make a truly excellent fidgeting tool.
Things to do while your book is on submission
1. Fret.
2. Work out the settings to let you update your blog from your phone.
3. Continue to fret.
I hear Saint-Exupéry used to listen to Samson all the time.
If you happen to be, say, cutting ten thousand words out of a manuscript and need something to listen to, may I suggest the New Wave of British Heavy Metal? Steve Harris will communicate directly with your subconscious and let you know what parts don’t need to be there. It was very helpful. Thanks, Steve.
Also, anyone who doesn’t like Turbo and Ram It Down is nuts.
Indisputable visual evidence:
Yeah, I’m a little bit giddy right now. Ten thousand words was a lot.