Whiney Writer Presents . . . Boris the Bunny!

 

So after I didn’t hear from any of the seven agents to whom I submitted my latest manuscript yesterday morning, I was thinking that maybe I should take a break from novels. I admit I was a little down when I went to bed—the self-encouragement cookies I ate each time I checked my [...]

WW asks: “Writing in the Nude?”

 

by Whiney Writer

I survived the holidays (phwew!) and was relaxing at a New Year’s Eve party at a friend’s when this English professor-looking person says to me, “I hear you’re a writer. What’s your process?”

Being spotted as an up-and-coming author is always a little flattering and flustering so it took me a [...]

Too Stressed To Feel Blessed!

Ah yes, Thanksgiving. Join the clan, consume treasure troves of tryptophans and as is the custom in OUR clan go round the table and recite ALL we’re thankful for.

By odd coincidence Thanksgiving and NaNoWriMo fall in the same month so I guess I’m thankful for those daily ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY [...]

It’s Too Hot To Write!

Some people think that if you say it’s too hot to write you’re just making excuses. But that’s crazy! Have you ever tried to hold a pen or type on your keyboard when it’s over ninety degrees outside? I mean, even if you’re inside with air conditioning or a swamp cooler, the mere thought [...]

The Dreaded Rejection Letter

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by Whiney Writer

 

I didn’t think anything could feel as rewarding as writing the words “THE END” on my manuscript, but sending out my first queries was right up there with it. I picked out my top two favorite agents (just in case one of them decided to pass on my submission though why [...]