publishing
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Embracing Stigmas
As more and more people become aware of my research into Molly Fyde, I’m finding myself combating one inquiry more than most. Surprisingly, it isn’t whether or not I’ve lost my mind, why I’ve stopped bathing and shaving, or if going back in time and killing someones grandfather will cause the universe to implode… Nope.… Continue reading
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Thinking Outside the Book-Shaped Box
I sure hope Twitter is still around in the 25th century. What an amazing tool for discovering gems on the Internet you couldn’t hope to stumble onto otherwise (sorry, stumbleupon). I received a tweet from Nadene Carter, a lifetime book-lover that now runs a small publishing house. Checking out her blog, I see a recent… Continue reading
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Is Time Travel this Difficult?
After six months of research and frenzied writing, I have a completed manuscript of Molly’s first set of adventures. The work is 100,000 words long and details Molly’s search for her father’s old starship. After several rounds of editing, I’m happy enough with the story (its readability and faithfulness to actual events) to flirt with… Continue reading
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A Moment of Panic
Much has been said about my research into Molly, but little about the writing process. If anything, it has been even more manic than my time spent with The Reader. Most of the rough draft of my narrative’s first entry was written in a mere week. 76,000 words in seven 12-16 hour days. If that… Continue reading