Wa-wa-wait! Stop the countdown…I'm holding off querying agents for at least another week.
I found some more items to research that might influence the novel…and of course I'll never know whether I'm deliberately creating busywork to avoid finishing my work until I read two more books.
Which I'll do tonight…and if I don't finish them overnight, back [...]
I may be asking for trouble here…but even though the book’s not finished, I’m going to start querying agents, because it’s the only way I’ll stop procrastinating and focus on the last leg.
Of the 94 agents who meet my criteria (represent my genre, belong to AAR, are currently seeking new clients, and are the best [...]
I can’t believe I am actually writing a poem about a gay Chassidic erstwhile drag queen across the pond whom I have never met to add to my book in progress (the book of poetry, not the novel).
After a few years of missing the film, I finally checked out Trembling Before G-d on DVD at [...]
I never know what links I’ll unearth when I read my Mediabistro e-mail. While Sex and the Library mostly blogs about day-to-day tribulations in working for a public day care center - ahem, I meant, library — my mind just drag raced down Memory Lane, all those books and quiet buildings flashing before my eyes… Hey! [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I’ve come to the conclusion that all I’m doing is giving myself a bad case of mental constipation by waiting until I have something of import to say. I need to treat this blog like I treat the everyday writing I need to get under my belt: get something down, even with mediocre results. Otherwise [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )It’s been one of those weeks — where my block is unlocked the day I have something specific to do besides write. I could drag out freelance invoices for two entire days if I wanted to.
Apparently there’s no such thing as an entirely original concept, and Ice Cube and I have been walking around toying with [...]
A black hole between South Beach and Mid-Beach, where a novel is in progress…
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