The agent's job is to sell your novel, not charging for "editing" help. When I find sites which offer help for a fee, I tend to red flag them. I found one tonight.
Author: Jason Cordova
My Fair Karpathy
Play rehearsals for "My Fair Lady" are ramping up. As a result, my free time (aka writing time) has drastically been reduced as we prepare for the show's opening next month. Granted, my first scene in the musical is my easiest (I'm a man from Hoxton who asks Professor Higgins where I'm from. No singing … Continue reading My Fair Karpathy
A Blathering Fool
Is this one of those things that you enjoy tormenting me with, Oh Great & Mighty Muse? Is this one of those promises that a teen boy receives from his girlfriend on Prom Night, only to be denied when Daddy taps on the back window with the butt of his shotgun?
That Bad Extra Mile
If you go the extra mile, you'll end up a mile past where you want to be. - Peggey the Editor. Truer words, as a writer, have never been spoken. Of course, the picture below lies. Lies big. Lies like the dog in front of the door who doesn't want to move and insists that … Continue reading That Bad Extra Mile
Never Give In
So in the immortal words of Winston Churchill: Never give in.
Monster Hunter Vendetta… I Read It, Have You?
Addendum: I can say that Larry, because of you, little children will no longer look at David the Gnome in the same light ever again. You officially killed my one happy childhood memory. That single, lonely spark of joy in my dark and harrowing youth. That innocent and carefree memory. That glorious moment when I was able to sing along to a song with love in my heart and tears of happiness in my eye. Where I could always find David... the Gnome.
Sharon Lee and Contracts vs. Spec
Author Sharon Lee talks about the difference between writing on spec (speculative, meaning you haven't sold anything yet... the situation for most new authors) and writing with a contract in hand. It's fairly enlightening, and a good rule of thumb for new writers out there. http://sharonleewriter.com/2010/06/contract-vs-spec/
Colonel Tom Kratman Interview
There's a lot to be said about a man who can stare down a zombie and force it to spontaneously combust with naught but a withering glare.
Deliverance!
The very image of it brings to mind something that Warren Beatty should never, ever be proud of. You hear certain lines, you picture... who knows what you picture.
Quick Update
I will have a new interview up sometime in the following week. I think military SF fans will be immensely pleased with who it is. Celebrated my 32nd birthday yesterday with friends and family. Basically went out to eat and then to rehearsals, where I managed to talk the chorus of My Fair Lady from … Continue reading Quick Update
Corruptor Is Up
The first five chapters are up here, and nowhere else, for Corruptor. This is the near-final draft, with some minor edits still needing to be worked out by the managing editor. However, my editing skills (when it comes to my own work) suck. Enjoy, and please feel free to comment. Click Here For Corruptor
Larry Correia Interview
Jason: Let's say we met at a convention and I wanted to get you a beer for writing such a kick-ass novel in Monster Hunter International. How do I pronounce your name? Is it like the country? Larry Correia: Yep. Just say Korea. Once my family hit Ellis Island you no longer had to roll the Rs. That’s why I get to say Sonya Soto-Meyer. None of that Sotomeeeyyooooooorrr crap for me.
Update on the Guest Bloggers
Well, I've got one okay and another interview set up, so it's a start. Both of the authors have written something that I have really enjoyed in the past two years (or published something, which is just as good... everyone knows it takes normal people years to finish writing a book) and I'm looking forward … Continue reading Update on the Guest Bloggers
Guest Bloggers
Over the next few months, I'm going to try to secure some published authors and/or agents to contribute to the blog, possibly including some publishers as well. Hopefully this will open more doors and answer questions aspiring writers may (or may not) have. The call is out... who would you want to guest blog here?
Balancing Act
I like strong women characters, women who kick butt yet aren't afraid to admit they would be lost in a kitchen (eat that, Martha Stewart!).
Jason Córdova 