Tag Archives: Novel
Where Writers Earn Their Money
I’ve mentioned several times over the past few months that I’m writing a YA novel as part of a collaboration. For my part, I’ve taken on the task of writing the first draft, which will then be joint-edited by my … Continue reading
A Few Thoughts on Collaboration
Writing tends to be a solitary endeavor. Most stories and books are written by a single person during which they conceive, develop, plot, write, and edit in a near vacuum. While many writers may open their work to others for … Continue reading
I’ve Been Eaten By My Novella, But I’m Still Alive
I’ve been neglecting my site the past few days, so I thought I’d post a quick something to let people know I haven’t disappeared. At the end of December, I started a novella I have been meaning to write for … Continue reading
Do I Have a Title?
I originally thought the title of my novel-in-progress was going to be Deep Fire. I had envisioned writing a science fiction thriller set on a mining station in space, but that wasn’t the novel I wound up writing. I never … Continue reading
Angry Robot Opens the Door
Do you have a manuscript for a science fiction novel ready to submit? If so, you should know that respected small press Angry Robot has opened the door to un-agented and unsolicited manuscripts until the end of the year. Angry Robot … Continue reading
Where Did the Week Go?
Gads! Time sure can fly when I’m not looking. I see it’s been over a weeks since I last posted here. I’ve found myself short on time this past week. I had to make a presentation at the day job … Continue reading
Will the Indie Bestseller Please Stand Up
A fellow writer pointed me to an interesting article by Smashwords founder, Mark Coker, examining trends in indie/self-publishing. The author looks at survey data from Smashwords sales. For those not familiar with Smashwords, it’s the largest (or one of the largest) … Continue reading
Where Should I Begin?
So what makes a good beginning to a story? I’ve been asking myself that since I starting revising my novel-in-progress. The beginning of the first draft was okay, but I didn’t feel it grabbed me hard enough, shook me twice, and … Continue reading
Finally, I’ve Started the Novel Editing!
So I’ve finally started to revise my Novel In Progress—I know it’s about time, considering it was a 2012 goal! Over the past few days I’ve been re-reading the manuscript—just reading it, not actually editing it—and thinking about the notes I took … Continue reading
Loglining My Novel-in-Progress
I finished the first draft of my novel back in December and decided to shelve it for a while before revising it. I put off the revisions for several months because I didn’t know where to start. Then I came … Continue reading
D. Thomas Minton 