TLIF – Over-correcting & Research

Ever play a driving game (or, you know, drive in real life, though I can tell you from personal experience this is a lot scarier in real life), and in order to avoid sliding in one direction, you turn the steering wheel and instead the car turns way too far in the...

My Current Publishing Musings

Confession of the day: I come from a long line of self-publishers. No, really. My great grandmother self-published a book. My father self-published at least one. This was back in the days before things like, oh, the internet (remember those days?).Both books had small...

Screaming in a Vacuum

(if you’re not in the mood for serious or rambling, you might want to avoid the below and I’ll be back with less serious, but not less rambling, when this funk passes).I wanted to link to this video, but apparently I’m not allowed to embed this...

TLIF – Letting an Idea Rest

Variable OneAbout three years ago, I finished a novel. It was grand and spectacular and I wanted everyone to read it and love it.A few people did read it and love it. I knew it still needed work, but it was an awesome story. So…I cheated and queried it. That was...