Not a dang word. Stupid writing. Disclaimed: I didn’t do NaNoWriMo. In fact, I haven’t done it in years. While in the past I’ve lied to myself, saying I would write every day in November, hitting 50k with the greatest of ease, I didn’t even bother this year. Hi, I’m Julie, a failed NaNoWriMo participant. I…
Author: J.A. (Julie) Kazimer
Top Things That Scare the Words Out of Writers
Happy Halloween or Oct 31st, depending on your preference for the spooky. In honor, I’ve created a list of the things that go bump in the night and often the day for my writer friends. Feel free to add your own in the comments: There is less than 20 hours until NaNoWriMo starts Editors who change…
Current Climate in Publishing: The Sky Didn’t Fall, So Now What?
After the recent Colorado Gold Conference, I found myself wondering about indie/self-publishing and traditional publishing. When I joined my first Gold Conference back in 2008, I/S publishing was the DEVIL. No, really, like the actual end of the world four to five horsemen. (I first typed horsemint, which is, according to word, any various coarse…
It’s About Who You Know: The Truth About Successful Publishing
I won’t claim to know what makes a successful writer. I do know what it takes to be a working one. Let me start this post by dropping a little knowledge: A working writer is a writer who works. I know, right? Who knew? A working write writes. They often write a lot. I’m a…
Hit Me Baby, One More Time: The Art of Rejection
You think the last rejection you got was bad? Well, yeah, it probably was. Rejection sucks no matter how you think about it. Some people put a positive spin on it, declaring each rejection is one step closer to a yes. And they’re right. Other might look at rejection as spirit crushing. And yeah, they’re right…