Monthly Archives: March 2008

Why I Never Want to be Published

March 17, 2008 – 11:11 pm

Recently, a fiction author told me that because I was “unpublished”–his word, not mine–I was unqualified to offer advice on writing stories. Of course, that’s silly, because getting published is not about whether you can write. It’s about schmoozing with editors and agents and about receiving enough rejection letters. Getting published is an exercise in [...]

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Friday Snippet for the Premier of Jezebel James

March 14, 2008 – 4:02 pm

I’ve been behind on writing because Client T has a release coming up at the end of this week, and I’m in a pre-release crunch for them. Ditto for Client Y. And on top of that, I’ve been gearing up for the premier of Amy Sherman-Palladino’s new half-hour comedy, The Return of Jezebel James, by [...]

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Presenting Abe’s Turn, the Novel

March 10, 2008 – 12:31 am

Below is a digital mock-up of the first, 4-episode set of The Conscience of Abe’s Turn, which I’m putting together as a 6×9-inch trade paperback for release in April. This first volume spans about 250 pages, including 4 novelette-length episodes plus bonus extras.
I’ve been ad-testing graphics and text, and this design represents one of the [...]

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Friday Snippet

March 7, 2008 – 3:01 am

Another scene from Abe’s Turn, this one piggybacks on the scene a couple weeks ago, in which Ike and Mira kissed.
I’m emotionally exhausted this weekend, having written some pretty intense scenes in this chapter and the chapter to come. Plus there was my worst review ever, which actually ended up making me feel pretty good, [...]

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My Worst Review Ever

March 6, 2008 – 6:08 pm

I’ve received negative reviews before. (What writer hasn’t?) But yesterday (March 5), was a new milestone for me. I received my new worst review ever, a review for my ebook 1001 Character Quirks.
-TimK

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