by RDC | Feb 3, 2018 | writing life
I’m a hobbyist gardener—meaning my house is overrun with succulents, most of which live in random thrift store containers. I find a lot of parallels between gardening and writing. No, I don’t mean the usual schmaltz about “nurturing your...
by RDC | Jan 31, 2018 | reading
As I mentioned in this post, one of my 2018 resolutions is to read more. Specifically, to read in a wider variety of genres. More specifically, to conquer some of the unread books that have been sitting on my bookshelf for months—nay, years! To that end, I’ve divided...
by RDC | Jan 27, 2018 | writing life
Today I’ll take you on a tour of my writing space. I blogged about this last year for RMFW, but now that we’ve bought and moved into our first home, my little writing corner has expanded into an entire writing room! The basic setup hasn’t changed much. Same $20 thrift...
by RDC | Jan 24, 2018 | writing tips
Now that I’m between drafts on my novel-in-progress, I’m working on some short fiction. Short fiction is fun. It lets you play around with different genres and styles, and it comes with the kind of instant gratification you just don’t get with novels. But ultimately,...
by RDC | Jan 17, 2018 | my updates
For authors going the traditional publishing route, like I hope to, the first step to publication is writing and revising the book. The next step is getting a literary agent—someone to help you further polish your manuscript, submit it to publishers, and negotiate a...
