The title of this post is based on the title of the book "October the First Is Too Late", by Fred Hoyle. One of the many books of my late grandfather's which I read many years in the past, and thoroughly enjoyed. One of the books responsible for the fact I now write primarily in the genre of science fiction. It is also possibly partially responsible for my interest in science-y things in general. However, this post is not about it being too late. This post is specifically about the fact ... View Post
Project List September 2013 (and a short digression on juggling and bulldogs)
I find that in this stage of the "Serious Writing Life", if you want to call it that, (and by this I mean the life in which I am actually taking serious forward steps in the direction leading away from "aspiring" and toward "published" and possibly even "career"), I seem to be a bit bi-polar. I have noticed recently I tend to soar up on extreme happy-highs and get super pumped and inspired, and then in the very same day (often the same damn hour, really), I suddenly plummet into a frustrated ... View Post
Bait, Fish, and Reel Report for August 2013
And here we go again! Someone once said that to be a successful and productive writer, one had to do the equivalent of “cutting bait, fishing, and reeling ‘em in, all at the same time”! This translates to writing as working on projects-in-progress while at the same time submitting completed projects to potential markets and also continuing to cultivate new ideas for future projects. In case you missed my previous post on this subject, at the end of every month I compile a list of what I ... View Post
Bait, Fish, and Reel Report for July 2013!
Honestly, this summer keeps trying to wriggle out of my grasp! Well, I'm about to finally catch up with it, I think.... Someone once said that to be a successful and productive writer, one had to do the equivalent of “cutting bait, fishing, and reeling ‘em in, all at the same time”! This translates to writing as working on projects-in-progress while at the same time submitting completed projects to potential markets and also continuing to cultivate new ideas for future projects. In case you ... View Post
Project List for July 2013
Behind on posting this month, for two reasons. 1) I've entered a writing contest which consumes every free moment, details on the list below and 2) We lost our kitty of ten years very unexpectedly last Sunday, so I am still reeling from that. There's a post dedicated to her in me somewhere, but I haven't managed to dig it out yet. In the meantime, I'm going to stick to the cut and dry bulleted list, and will resume normal posting next month, or whenever I get my brain back together... ... View Post
Bait, Fish, and Reel Report for June 2013
Running just a little behind this month! Blame a looming fiction contest deadline! O_o But we'll get to that in a minute. First, let me see if I can get all this sorted out! Someone once said that to be a successful and productive writer, one had to do the equivalent of “cutting bait, fishing, and reeling ‘em in, all at the same time”! This translates to writing as working on projects-in-progress while at the same time submitting completed projects to potential markets and also continuing ... View Post
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