Rejection: Little Blue Planet
Well, another one. I love rejections. A little birdie named Ellira told me that Ray Bradbury had over 800 rejections before a single sale. With that thought looming over my head, it’s hard to really be all butthurt over rejections, don’t you think? Anywho, I shall send it to another magical place!
RIP: Michael Jackson
According to preliminary reports, Michael Jackson has passed away at the age of 50 as a result of cardiac arrest. No other information other than that, really. Update: MSNBC and the LA Times are reporting he has passed away as well. Update 2: Mercury News has a bit more information about where the news of […]
Reality Check: The Average Consumer and Books
Reality: The average consumer spends roughly 8 seconds looking at the cover of a book before deciding to pick it up and 15 seconds reading the back cover (or inside cover) before making the decision to buy it. Some of you might wonder who this average consumer is. Most of you reading this blog are […]
Rejection: To Paint Lords Green
This rejection came with some good comments, I think. I’ve got a better understanding of what the market wants. Here are the comments: Unfortunately, it’s not quite right for us. The narrative was quite vivid, but it seemed to me more focused on description and less focused on Caerelyn’s character. I wanted to get just […]
Writing Prompt #2: 500-word Story Challenge
If you missed my first writing prompt last month, make sure to check it out here and write something for it. This month the writing prompt is: Tell a steampunk revenge story involving a meerkat and a dog walker. Interpret that as you want. Steampunk seems to be a repetitive theme these days, though, but […]
Rejection: King of the Holo
Well, it was rejected a few days ago, but so be it. Not much to say beyond that. It’s off to another place already. Anywho!