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LitFic: Online Resources
The other day, Moonrat replied to a question about the acceptability of collections of “linked” short stories: stories united by a common theme, cast of characters, whatever. Along the way, she wondered what the state of short fiction in general might be, in these days when writers seem so focused on books.* (The comments surprised [...]
“I Can’t Market My Art!”
Oh, Yes You Can
In a recent blog post, loyal friend of RAMH Froog dredged up a name I hadn’t seen or heard for years: “cartoonist” Hugh MacLeod.* I no longer have any idea where I first encountered MacLeod and his interesting work. At the time, though, he was struggling to forge some sort of business from his creative output [...]
Earnout!
From my tech-writing agent, in an email message yesterday: Did you want us to send you a check for the payment due, or did you want an electronic funds transfer to your bank acct? It took 7½ years, but my last tech book finally brought in more for the publisher than the size of the [...]
If I Were a Betting Man…
…which I’m not, I’d say that the author of this book currently advertised on eBay will see none of the proceeds: Ha! And there are 5 available, even! Hahahahaha…! Omigod, thank you. I needed a good laugh.
When Good Things Happen to Good Book Bloggers
You probably already know the movie A Christmas Story, released in 1983 and based on the stories (and featuring the voiceover narration) of Jean Shepherd. And if you’ve been hanging around here for a while, you may also know of my own childhood Christmas memories — and if so, you’ll know I share what seems [...]
All Good Stories Start Small
A couple of stray tidbits for your daily (weekly, hourly, etc.) writerly use… —- First: You may have noticed agent Nathan Bransford’s recent contest, for which he invited readers to submit as contest entries the first paragraphs of their own works-in-progress. (He announced the winners yesterday.) Regular RAMH commenter Froog has been observing Nathan’s contest [...]
From the Crazy Mixed-Up Files…
…of the Be Careful What You Wish For Department: We’re clearing some stuff out in preparation for a garage sale. Aside from that, we’ve got a lot of stuff in boxes which we’ve never been able to take out of boxes — because of all the stuff on our shelves, stuff which we once imagined [...]
Feedback to Stop the Heart
I hope anyone reading this, or any of the other posts here, knows how dearly and sincerely I long for your approval as a reader; I want you to like my writing, and — just as importantly — I’ll never rarely ask for evidence of any of that. (I’ll just want you to keep coming [...]
Your Favorite Bookish Blogs?
I first read about this on Twitter last week, via Travis Erwin: the second annual Book Blogger Appreciation Week, sponsored by Amy Riley of the My Friend Amy blog. Among other details at the site are these raisons d’etre: WHAT A week where we come together, celebrate the contribution and hard work of book bloggers [...]
July 4th: (Momentary) Freedom from Self-Consciousness
So there’s this new writerly-blogging trend — not really a dangerous one, but it sure feels like one to a cautious soul like Yours Truly. Which is: throw caution to the winds. Post online something you’ve written, and… ask for feedback. I think I’m going to try that, and I’ll get to that in a [...]
