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Online Networking and To-Do Lists

ByRachel July 6, 2009 0 Comments
Here are the quick and easy online networking tips I used today: 1. Subscribed to a blog concerned with my writing genre 2. E-mailed the creators of another relevant blog and commented on their site 3. Follow-up correspondence about guest writing on other sites I also wrote up an official To-Do list and made it less daunting using a tried-and-true trick. Many of my overall tasks (example, Get...

Under the Avalanche of Publishing Research

ByRachel July 5, 2009 1 Comment
I've been skipping around blogs and web sites which talk about querying, publishing, agents, author platforms, and other subjects relevant to a hopeful writer. After about a week of this, I feel that I'm only at the tip of the iceberg. I also feel more than a little overwhelmed. The sheer number of said blogs and websites contributes mightily to the problem. One site can have five links that I...

Happy Independence Day!

ByRachel July 4, 2009 1 Comment
I feel like I myself have just won a great independence by finishing that third draft of Flynn. I am now free to take a short break, step away from the work, and do other things for a couple of weeks. This will renew my mind and allow me to be more objective when I come back to the novel again. It also signals the start of my querying agents, which I find both daunting and exciting. I will have...

Still July 3rd

ByRachel July 3, 2009 0 Comments
I almost missed a day of posting right after my commitment to NaBloPoMo. But it's still technically the 3rd so here's a quick update: I finished my third draft of Flynn! It had a few unexpected snags but I have overcome them all! I'm really tired, and need to go to bed. RHDavis

NaBloPoMo

ByRachel July 2, 2009 3 Comments
I am participating in NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month, a cousin to National Novel Writing Month in November), which is a month of daily posting. I gotta admit, the name is half the reason I'm doing it. NaBloPoMo. I love it. So, as my first post, I will give a random rundown of my life as it stands right this second. I'm frantically working towards my deadline of having third draft Flynn...