Peer Pressure

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

I was talking last night with a fellow writer about character development for a project she's working on. After the discussion, I came to realize that we, as writers, need each other. We need feedback. We need constructive criticism. We can't ...

Buckle up!

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

Well, the roller coaster ride that is the book publishing industry is heading up again! In response to a query letter, I got a response from an agent wanting to see a full proposal and sample chapters of my book. ...

Trials and tribulations

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

After about nine straight days covering two different murder trials, I have to admit I'm glad to be out of the courtroom for awhile. Although I try to maintain my professionalism and distance myself from what I hear in the ...

Murders on my mind

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

Yesterday, Jan. 27, marked the 17th anniversary of the triple homicides of the Butts family in East Texas that I am writing a book about. Seventeen years! Mackenzie, only two at the time she was drowned in the bathtub, would ...

Hurry up and wait

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

Some days I think I'd rather get a quick "thanks, but no thanks" than wait. But in reality as long as an agent Hasn't' turned you down there's still hope that the project has legs. So I wait. And get ...

Due Process

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

There is some discussion on the forum here about people expressing their opinion about the guilt of Steve and Bettie Ramirez, who will be standing trial for murder in Feb. in connection with the starving and beating death of their ...

First things first

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

Before the Kevin Hailey murder trial in Nacogdoches in September, there is another murder trial a little closer to home that needs to be resolved. Today in Gonzales County what should be the final pre-trial hearing in the murder trial ...

Murder trial site set

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

The murder trial of Kevin Hailey will be in Nacogdoches with jury selection beginning on Sept. 14. The site and date were set during a hearing last week by District Judge Ralph Burgess. Hailey, who has already been convicted of ...

Fingers crossed

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

OK. The agent that requested additional materials now has the proposal and two sample chapters. Wish me luck! A pre-trial hearing was supposed to be held Friday, hopefully to determine the trial date and location, but I haven't heard anything ...

Got to throw the line in the water to get a nibble

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

Of the four query letters I sent out last weekend, one agent has already responded wanted to see additional materials. Keep the faith that this is the one. Keep writing. www.SonnyLong.com