Nathan Bransford had a post today on dealing with rejection. And, with impeccable timing, I received a rejection today. So here’s how I deal with it: I allow myself to grieve. For between 1 hour and 1 day. But it’s … Continue reading
Well, for better or worse, I decided to enter Untalented in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. After reading this, I hope it’s not for worse. :-)
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Congratulations to Neil Gaiman on winning the Newbery Medal for The Graveyard Book.
Last night I finished reading my first complete e-book on my iPhone: Emma, by Jane Austen (free from Fictionwise for their eReader application). Things I liked: The adjustable font size. This came in handy when I wanted to read while … Continue reading
I bet this rant felt good. Not that I suspect it made much difference in the long run ;-)
Competition from movies and video games. A worldwide recession. Pshaw. That’s nothing compared to Story itself going the way of the dodo. This takes the alarmist approach to new heights, methinks.
BookNinja‘s running a contest: take your favourite literary novel and do its cover in commercial or genre fiction style. Funny stuff. My front runners, in no particular order: The Road, JPod, A Complicated Kindness, I Know Why The Caged Bird … Continue reading
A recent article in the Globe & Mail titled “Welcome to a novelist’s nightmare: Gothic is in” contains the following quotes that just make me want to pull my hair out at the Canadian literary establishment’s attitude towards fantasy: This … Continue reading
As if getting submissions looked at wasn’t hard enough already, now the accountants are getting in on the act (got this one off Galleycat a few days ago- I’m a bit behind).