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Writing on my iPad

Posted by kevin on Jan 17, 2012 in Technology, Writing

I know writers who prefer to sit at an ornate old desk with a topographical landscape of nicks, cuts, stains, and worn-away lacquer. They sit at these desks filled with character and they use a pencil, to write. Sometimes they might use pen but their labor is 100% analog and they love it. I am [...]

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Backspace Agent-Author Seminar – November 2011

Posted by kevin on Nov 9, 2011 in Publications, Writing

Last week I attended the Backspace Agent-Author Seminar in New York City. For those of you unfamiliar with this seminar, writers are given a chance to present their query letter and opening pages in front of fellow writers of the same genre and agents looking for work in that genre. By present, you might be [...]

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A terrible, sleepless, epiphanous, wonderful night

Posted by kevin on Aug 14, 2011 in Writing

I tossed, I turned, I rolled and scrunched and tucked and squirmed, utterly unable to attain that restful state where you know that sleep, though elusive, is inevitable. I clawed at the frayed, gnawed filmstrips of my dreams, hoping that something would catch and I would be able to grab hold, dive into the dream, [...]

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Submission Day and the Editing Process

Posted by kevin on Jul 27, 2011 in Publications, Writing

Today I submitted a short story to an anthology for publication. I have submitted to this publisher before and been rejected several times before, some of these rejections resulting in posts on this blog. After each of these rejections I was able to take a few steps back and look at the work I submitted [...]

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Fear Conquering

Posted by kevin on Jul 25, 2011 in Writing

This weekend I did quite a bit of fear conquering and that got me to thinking that an awful lot of the things I do to avoid writing are fear-based. I have a nearly-paralyzing fear of heights that starts as soon as I stand on a footstool and this weekend I got up on a [...]

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