Monthly Archives: May 2006

It was a wet weekend, and it continues to be a wet week. I had this nagging feeling on Sunday evening that I should mow the lawn and I’m glad I did. We received three inches of rain yesterday morning, … Continue reading →

I sent the synopsis back to my agent on Saturday and have been working fervently on the new short story since then. Some days I get more done than others—yesterday wasn’t terribly productive. But I worked out the end of … Continue reading →

I’m an associate member of the International Thriller Writers. The group’s first anthology, Thriller: Stories to Keep You up All Night comes out at the end of next week. (June 1). Pre-orders have already topped 120,000 copies, and the organization … Continue reading →

Didn’t get any farther on my new story this morning because I received revised versions of my biography and the Missing Persons synopsis to go over. First things first! I was interesting to see that my agent recommended a synopsis … Continue reading →

Did some more work on my new story this morning. It seems to be moving along. When I finished, I had a pretty good idea of where it was going next. In fact, I didn’t really want to stop when … Continue reading →

I’ve been trying to write a short story. No particular story, which has been the problem. I tinkered with old, unfinished manuscripts, started something new and stalled after about 500 words. Realized that it was actually a reinvention of another … Continue reading →

My agent received the final, clean copy of my manuscript and is currently helping to brush up my unwieldy synopsis. The current plan is for him to start contacting editors next week, after the holiday. He’s putting together a list … Continue reading →

My daughter and I went to see The Da Vinci Code yesterday. We were at an 11:30 am showing, and the theatre was nearly full. I had diminished expectations based on the advanced reviews, but I enjoyed it. One criticism … Continue reading →

I revamped and resubmitted my biography to my agent this morning based on his feedback. I thought I’d put in too much, but he wanted a little bit more, which I gladly provided. Sometimes it’s tough to utter glowing things … Continue reading →

My essay, What an Agent Can Do For You, is now up at Storytellers Unplugged. I have no more words today—I used ‘em all up.