Marathon man

By SonnyLong in The Write Stuff

I've been running this marathon for more than 10 years...17 if you count covering the story as a reporter from day one. The bottom line is, three people are dead. No one has been punished for the murders. A trial ...

Rejection remarks

By SonnyLong in The Write Stuff

Unfortunately for those of us trying to sell a book project, rejection letters are a way of life. As I continue to shop my true crime book on the triple murder in East Texas in 1992, I've certainly gotten my ...

Helpful writing site, e-zine

By SonnyLong in The Write Stuff

If your writing interest leans toward freelance, self-publishing or e-books, one of the most useful web sites I have come across is writersweekly.com. Angela Hoy's site also offers an extremely informative and useful e-zine that you can access via RSS ...

Older software

By SonnyLong in The Write Stuff

I am running into a situation where I need to open some files created with older software that I no longer have. These files are book chapters I previously wrote and now need to revise and/or add to for the ...

E-books or print?

By SonnyLong in The Write Stuff

As an author and a reader, I love the smell of a new book. I like to hold it, flip the pages, find it face down on my chest after I fall asleep reading. I have never read an e-book. ...

Oops!

By SonnyLong in The Write Stuff

I think most of us would agree that technology is a wonderful thing. For aspiring writers trying to land an agent, being able to submit query letters, proposals and manuscripts via e-mail is time saving as well as cost saving. ...

Back in business

By SonnyLong in The Write Stuff

Had some technical glitches when switched to the new web site, but now it seems I am back in business. Will get back to my regular blogs ASAP.

My books for sale on Saturday

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

Yeah, this is a shameless plug. On Saturday in Cuero, I'll be set up at the city-wide garage sale at the park selling copies of my independently published books, A Long Look at Life, Vol. 1, Prose and Poetry, and ...

No news is good news, I guess

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

Nothing really new to report on the book front. One agency has a proposal and sample chapters. Several other agents have query letters, and I continue to try and find appropriate agents to send letters to. Keep your fingers crossed. ...

Readin' about writin'

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

My girlfriend's daughter had a fundraiser at school and I bought a couple of magazine subscriptions including one to an old friend, "Writer's Digest." I subscribed to the magazine for several years and leaned heavily on its annual "Writer's Market" ...