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Plans for December
November was one pretty amazing month for me from start to finish! Not only did I have a lovely time at the Indoor Holiday Market in Leavenworth, but my next Knights of Aralia book went on pre-order, I signed up for one more live event in December, and made great strides in other future projects.Continue reading “Plans for December”
Guest Post: Literary Corners: Designing a Functional Home Office in Limited Quarters
This week, I once more welcome back guest-poster Christopher Haymon of Adulting Digest. Many of us writers have very small areas designated specifically for our writing use, assuming we have any at all. In this post, Mr. Haymon will discuss how to get the maximum use out of the minimal space we so often haveContinue reading “Guest Post: Literary Corners: Designing a Functional Home Office in Limited Quarters”
Plans for November
October was simultaneously a very productive but also rather disappointing month. It saw my biggest streak of live appearances ever in a single month, though not one of those appearances turned out exactly as I had hoped. October also saw a increase in blog activity (mostly recounting my experiences in the aforementioned venues). Perhaps mostContinue reading “Plans for November”
Prairie Heat and Tractors: Vending at Peculiar Oktoberfest
On this week’s episode of I find out so you don’t have to: Peculiar Oktoberfest Vendor Fair! There is much to say about this event from a bookseller’s standpoint, and I will do my best to cram it all in here.
Plans for October
September was an extremely successful month, beginning with my final day of vending at TTFC! After my return, I made great progress on long overdue projects, and managed to see most through to completion. I also laid out important production plans for the rest of the year and beyond. This October, I plan to putContinue reading “Plans for October”
Plans for September
Apologies for another late posting, but the latter half of August has been a whirlwind of activity, as expected. Between vending at two back-to-back conventions (the subjects of an upcoming blog post or two), staying briefly at a mountain lodge, and all the days of travel in between, there had been little to no timeContinue reading “Plans for September”
Plans for August
July has been a long, fairly quiet month. Unfortunately the first week was a bit hectic, and it never truly recovered, though progress was made throughout, particularly on the Knights of Aralia as hoped. Christmas in July was perhaps the biggest highlight, despite the modest returns (see my recap here). Nevertheless, I applied to vendContinue reading “Plans for August”
Plans for July
June was a busy month, though with what at times I couldn’t say. It started off with my setup Carry Nation Days and ended in a mad dash to prepare things for the upcoming month of July, which was mostly successful. July will be a grand month, I can just feel it. Once again KnightsContinue reading “Plans for July”
Handling Criticism
In the past, I’ve dealt with the subject of handling rejection from publishers. But how do you handle simple criticism of your work? What do you do if you get comments or reviews bashing your work or even you as the author? In this post, I’ll attempt to address this sometimes delicate issue.