Posted by Christine on Feb 28, 2008 in Randomness |
Ok Ok, I know I promised something new was coming and it hasn’t so far. My web guy, who comes at a great price, is still in school and he has been very busy the last few weeks. I could blame it entirely on him but the truth is that I have been behind on getting him the content for the new area as well. So I guess we are both at fault. I am working on it though. Speaking of school I have decided to take a few classes as well. It can never hurt to learn something new. And, well the truth is I really like school and I am excited about the classes I am going to take. Yeah – for those of you thinking I am a nerd – you nailed it. I’m a nerd. 🙂 I am taking two classes at Gotham Writers Workshop on line. If I like them I am going to take two more in the spring semester. I may even get their fiction writing certificate. We’ll see. I will try to be better about keeping this web site up to date. However based on my past performance I will not make any promises. I wish you all a Happy...
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Posted by Christine on Feb 6, 2008 in Randomness |
Be on the look out, something new is coming to my blog. A chance to get to know a few of the characters who appear in the novel I am currently working on. Be on the look out, they will be blogging here soon.
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Posted by Christine on Jan 21, 2008 in Publishing |
There is a lot of waiting in writing. Honestly I had no idea how slowly things moved in the writing world. Not just big things like waiting for replies from agents, but little things. Like waiting to get a critique on your writing. Writing is often an exercise in calm waiting. Or, not. For example this week I have a story up for review on my online critique group. I only check it every ten to fifteen minutes to see if it has gotten any new reviews. Really. Time seems to drag as I wait for the feedback and advise that I know will help make my story better then I could have imagined. Then there’s the big waiting. You send you query letters and you wait. You send your short story to a contest or magazine and you wait. Writing and waiting go hand in hand. The great thing is there is never a reason to be bored. I mean while I’m waiting I can always tell myself a story, and if it’s any good I can write it down. OR, check my writing group every ten minutes. 🙂 Either way, it’s...
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Posted by Christine on Jan 19, 2008 in Publishing |
You will want to give up, a lot, DON’T. Yes, the odds are completely stacked against you. Yes, maybe Science Fiction doesn’t sell as well as other genres. Yes, maybe getting an agent or editor to read your work will take seven years. All these things may be true, but… If you quit in the six year you will never see the seventh when the agent offers you representation. Science Fiction might have a small audience, but they tend to be loyal. The character in your book tends to have odds stacked against them too. Do you let them just give up…doubtful, if you did it wouldn’t be much of a story. So don’t quit. Keep...
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Posted by Christine on Jan 8, 2008 in Randomness |
I am one of those people who dream vividly and who remember their dreams long after waking up. I always have been. For the most part I enjoy that. Some of my dreams I can even manipulate as I dream them. I can change things sometimes when I am dreaming. Sometimes the dreams lead to stories. Coradonna’s Children sprang from one single dream I had over two years ago now. Other times my dreams seem to have a life of their own. I wonder if they are trying to take me somewhere or tell me something, but in truth I have no idea. For the past two nights I have had strange and disturbing dreams. They are the kind that haunt me after I wake up. One I even woke up from yelling last night. What I find really compelling about these dreams is the fact that the two dreams were related over the course of the two nights. What is my subconscious trying to tell me? An interesting question to be...
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