Tonight, I’m working on sending in the beginning of my novel for two ProCritiques at the upcoming California Creative Writers Conference. One to an editor and one to an agent. The deadline is February 14th, but each critiquer has a …
I’ve always had an interest in science fiction going back to “Astro Boy” and “Fireball XL-5”. When I grew up, I attended the USC School of Cinema/Television Production with the intent of working in television someday. But for the time …
I have mentioned many times that the Critique groups are the most valuable part of my GLAWS membership. The education you get from Special Speaker Events and Writer Conferences are important to your growth as a writer, but eventually you …
My wife, Kris, in building her website business http://www.civicsitedesign.com/ (she does my website and is my IT department) has collected many books on entrepreneurship and self-improvement. One of them is “Letting go of Your Bananas: How to Become More Successful …
Sometimes You have to let go – Even if They are Not Bananas. Read more »
This past week, I finally finished novelizing the first of my steampunk trilogy screenplays. It took about nine or ten months to do. I originally thought I would finish in November, but then my day job started kicking my posterior. …
The Digital Authors/BCX Writer Conference ended yesterday. It was eight days long, starting last Saturday and Sunday, during the weekdays in the evenings and most of yesterday. It can be exhausting, but it is well worth the education. I skipped …
I’ve been spending the weekend at the Digital Authors/BCX writers conference. While I didn’t moderate a panel this time around, I was a panelist on THINGS I WISH A PRO HAD TOLD ME WHEN I FIRST STARTED WRITING. Along with …
The next Writers Conference is just around the corner. Digital Authors & indie Publishing starts this Friday, November 6th, 2020. As the last one, it will run throughout the weekend, in the evenings all week long and conclude the following …
With the pandemic shutdown, some of our critique groups have gone on hiatus and others have disbanded. But the pandemic has also showed us new opportunities. Just as we have had successful Special Speaker Events and a whole Writers Conference …
Critique Groups are a Coming, There’s Dancing Tonight Read more »
Back when Kris and I attended Quattro University, co-founder and entrepreneur Cheri Tree once said there is no such thing as a self-made millionaire. The true is same for writers. It starts with all those English teachers you had in …