OMG: K.M. Robinson

In today’s Journal * Quotes of the Day * K.M. Robinson * Of Interest Quotes of the Day “[W]riting … is the smallest part of being successful in this industry, whether you’re traditional or indie published. The vast majority of it is marketing, engaging on social media, handling edits, reading contracts, communicating with design professionals, and interacting with fans.” K.M. Robinson “I’ve been both traditionally and indie published, but my career and financial security in this industry is heavily due to my indie work.” K.M. Robinson “If reviewers do it accurately, the post will only help other readers decide yes … Read more

Tidying Up Loose Ends

In today’s Journal * Quote of the Day * Wes Crowley * Thanks * The Vote Wasn’t Close * Stanbrough Writes * The Little Writing ‘Puter * Of Interest Quote of the Day “[Y]ou as a writer can prepare for success without dealing with the insecurity at all. It’s easier now than it ever was, because writers can publish their own work and keep it in print for decades.” Kristine Kathryn Rusch Wes Crowley (giveaway) In case you missed it in the mishmash of news yesterday or the day before, in honor of the 8th anniversary of starting my first … Read more

A Major Personal Anniversary

In today’s Journal * Quotes of the Day * A Major Personal Anniversary * You’re Seeing This in Your Inbox * And Some Exciting News for Readers * Of Interest Quotes of the Day “A contract is always cheaper than a lawsuit.” The Passive Guy “If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.” Seneca ‘the Younger’, Roman philosopher and poet, c.4 bc–ad 65 “So yesterday, without the slightest bit of fanfare or the nano-slightest bit of intent on my part, I started writing my first novel. When I realized what was going on … Read more

Thank You

In today’s Journal * Quotes of the Day * Thank You * In Other News * Of Interest Quotes of the Day “The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.” Pablo Picasso “For most [people], an ignorant enjoyment is better than an informed one; it is better to conceive the sky as a blue dome than a dark cavity; and the cloud as a golden throne than a sleety mist.” John Ruskin Absolutely true in my case. I hate it when anyone feels the need to suck all the wonder out of wonderful objects … Read more

A Minor Conundrum

In today’s Journal * A Minor Conundrum (and Your Opinion Counts) * Of Interest A Minor Conundrum Despite my having checked the box at MailerLite to “send only when there’s new content,” today it actually sent a BLANK email that contained only the header and the unsubscribe information. Because, um, there was no new content. If that isn’t a human being snubbed by a machine, I don’t know what is. And when I tried to click the minuscule Help link at the bottom of the page at MailerLite, it was greyed-out and unresponsive. Its little eyeballs were rolled up in … Read more

A New Short Story Market, and Marketing

In today’s Journal * A New Short Story Market * A Tiny Marketing Strategy * Of Interest A New Short Story Market From subscriber and writer friend Dawn M. Turner, “Do you have subscribers who write horror and/or paranormal short stories? A YouTube channel I follow … is now offering .03 per word for short stories they narrate on their channel. “They provide credit to each writer when stories are presented, so it might be a good way to get some spare change AND help with name recognition.” For details, see https://www.youtube.com/c/DarknessPrevails. And (not about writing, but) if you’re interested … Read more

Spreading the Word, and Memes

In today’s Journal * Quote of the Day * Spreading the Word * Memes * Of Interest Quote of the Day (maybe even the year) “You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow.” Carrie Fisher What excellent advice! Spreading the Word In reply to my comment on Garry Rodgers’ TKZ post yesterday, Garry wrote, “I checked your math and it works. BTW, WTF do you do in your spare time?” I couldn’t pass up an invitation like that: “In my spare time I do things I enjoy, of course. Like writing. … Read more

Numbers Do Not Lie (It’s Called Practice)

In today’s Journal * Quotes of the Day * Oh Well * Numbers Do Not Lie (It’s Called Practice) * Of Interest Quotes of the Day “Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I’m concerned, that’s success.” Tom Petty “I’m moving ahead making every day matter.” Garry Rodgers Oh Well Again, I planned not to post and did anyway. No worries. Soon enough I’ll have a day away from posting and that will serve as the test to see whether MailerLite will resends a post. I don’t think they will. I’ve checked all … Read more

Qualifying “Just Write the Next Sentence”

In today’s Journal * Quotes of the Day * Topic: Qualifying “Just Write the Next Sentence” * Of Interest Quotes of the Day “You know, everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.” Will Rogers “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill Topic: Qualifying “Just Write the Next Sentence” Surprise! This is not a repeat. As a test, I wasn’t going to post today, but I had a question, and I felt it was too important to put off (and maybe forget). So I’ll plan to not post anything tomorrow as a test. A … Read more

Something for (Almost) Everyone

In today’s Journal * Quotes of the Day * Something for (Almost) Everyone * Oops, Sorry * A Pueblo Verse * Of Interest Quotes of the Day “Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” Mae Jemison “Always do your very best. Even when no one else is looking, you always are. Don’t disappoint yourself.” Colin Powell Something for (Almost) Everyone I suspect “Of Interest” today holds something of interest for almost everyone. Oops, Sorry Um, the ghost is posting again. (Thanks to KC for the email.) I have MailerLite set to send the Journal every day, but I also … Read more