Writer Tamago

Be warned. I am seriously jumped up. I don't know if it's better nutrition, or just overall happiness. Tonight is a kind of weeee!!! night. In addition to Oliver Toddle and his pleasant reception today, I've gotten some good news that I can't tell you about because right now it is nothing real. Coy is [...]

Over at The Absent Willow Review, The Love Song of Oliver Toddle is live. It's a sentimental fantasy, full of poetry and automechanics. So, if you like that sort of thing, I'm here for you. Also, another Iowa writer, Beth Hudson, debuts A Midwinter's Kiss. Catherine

My plan today was to begin updating some of my research pictures and getting organized. However, it seems that the little laptop can't load them off of Bryon's big computer, and I wonder if it's because he's converted his operating system and I haven't yet. It could also be that I've forgotten the steps of [...]

Oh...before I forget Michael Jasper is a fine writer. He wrote The Wannoshay Cycle, which is one of the best books I've read this year. It was science fiction, and I don't do science fiction, and it was still a great book. :p That said, here's a link to Michael's new project. He and artist [...]

This is from Jon Gibb's weekly round up of interesting writing articles from around the web, and I thought I would broaden it's audience, because it's pretty damned sane. Thank you, Jon and you especially, T.J. McIntyre! And if you're not reading Jon's journal yet, you should be. He does one of these every week, [...]

I don't have an agent yet, so I can't say nothing personally. (Recent Detritus the Troll reading accounts for double negative!) However, here are some links. It goes without saying, I want an agent. I wouldn't sell my house by myself either. 1. The Original Article Saying Why You Don't Need an Agent. 2. Seanan [...]

Let's unpack this morning's drive by post a little bit, shall we? I'm also inspired to talk about outlining as Jim Hines talks about his writing and outlining process. Outlining In the beginning, I did not outline. I wrote, and figured muses would take me where I wanted to go. Well, I was 14 or [...]

Today some drive-by writing observations. 1. It's easier to do interpersonal stuff in a book when you base some of it on your friend's interactions in role-playing games. It's harder, making all this stuff up on your own. 2. That said, I really owe Laura Mixon for her feeding the beast lecture at VP. I [...]

Among my cool friends who are into cinema Connie Lane regularly reviews and educates about film. I'm linking to her commentary about Precious. Of course I'm going to go see this film. Of course I'm going to identify with the heroine. I'm going to cry a lot. I will be unable to write about it. [...]

As a writer, I have several strengths and weaknesses. I'd love to hear about yours, but I'm about to come clean about one of mine. You might not know this about me, but I'm not very patient. Certainly, I've talked about the difficulty of waiting to hear back from publishers, agents, and editors. Rest assured, [...]