Welcome to my new blog, which now includes content from many of the blogs I’ve created over the years. You can now also access content via category from this one page instead of having to search for my individual blogs, which were scattered over various platforms and websites.
One of the many reasons I’m glad I joined Twitter: the Toronto MG/YA Writers’ Group. Claudia Osmond started the #torkidlit group, approaching Toronto area middle grade and young adult writers on Twitter and suggesting we get together in person. We meet once a month at a pub/restaurant in downtown Toronto. Although the focus of . . .
If you’re curious about the steps I took to create the image above, see my iPadGirl post.
Rejection always hurts. I’m skeptical of writers who claim that rejections don’t bother them at all. No matter how experienced you are, I can’t help but think that a rejection -ANY rejection- has got to sting at least a little. Don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m saving . . .
I’ve been reading more magazines on my iPad lately. Here’s what I did and didn’t like, and my answer to the question, “Will the iPad save the magazine publishing industry?“
Last year, I posted that C.S. Lewis had been rejected 800 times after finding the info on several websites. Several readers have since questioned this data, including Mary Mueller, who said: Who the heck is Inkygirl and where the heck did she get her data?? This is entirely undocumented (the 800 rejections) and . . .
I’ve always appreciated those who post about what they’ve learned at writing conferences. The author of Bluestocking Blog recently wrote about the main lessons she learned at the event, and her post includes some excellent advice.
My first comic is online at Writer Unboxed! I’ll be posting comics there every other weekend. For those who aren’t familiar with the site, Writer Unboxed is an excellent source of writing tips and info for genre fiction writers.
After my last get-together with my writing pal, Mahtab Narsimhan, I’ve adopted a new daily work schedule. I generally wake at about 6-6:30 a.m. and head down to my office to do e-mail, then surf for publishing news for my Market Watchcolumn while also updating @inkyelbows and other feeds on Twitter. From now . . .