Daniel’s Journal #16 – The Essence of Misery as a Muse
I once said something to a friend that rang true for me at the time: “My life may be falling apart around me, but my writing has never been better.”
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My Yuletide Mistress
She wore a dress of peppermint. Her heart was icy diamond. Her teeth were icicles. Purple berries adorned her hair; bluish-white in the northern lights. She walks upon rocks of light blue; leading to a snow-covered path. Baby fir trees showed the way; pointing with hunter-green fingers. I follow, my nerves like cracked glass. My ego is fragile. My limbs
Read moreDaniel’s Journal #15 – It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad WIP Wednesday
When you decide a WIP is done, is it really done? That’s probably a question geared more toward the writers who follow me, but feel free to answer either way.
Read moreDaniel’s Journal #14 – The Woes of Querying
You did it. You wrote a book. You didn’t just write a good book. You wrote a great book! You had it read by your friends, and they loved it. Your second draft was even better than the first. You had it edited, and the final version is perfection. So what do you do next? You query literary agents, of
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