STAGE: Publishing & Approaching a troupe? Advice?

Ok, back on NaNo I joined the Big Scary Fun Goals. Here is my basic list:
- To write more often, and get paid to do it, even if it means writing non-fiction articles more often than fiction stories.- To paint-draw more often, and to sell my art online.- To self-publish at least one non-fiction book [...]

Need a way to keep healthy? Walk the dog.

I was on the NaNo forum, and folks were all talking about their New Years goals and stuff, and so many of them were talking about ways to get healthy this year, and the first thing I thought of was walking my Cocker Spaniel, Buddy… that is such a work out!
Need a way to keep [...]

Need a way to keep healthy? Walk the dog.

I was on the NaNo forum, and folks were all talking about their New Years goals and stuff, and so many of them were talking about ways to get healthy this year, and the first thing I thought of was walking my Cocker Spaniel, Buddy… that is such a work out!
Need a way to keep [...]

Goals and dreams: big ones… again

okay, I know, I know, I can’t stop thinking about big scary goals and dreams right now, but always, yeah… here’s some more I’ve been thinking of.
What are my major goals/dreams in life?
Several, but right now: to find a place where me, my dog, and my 10 cats can live together, instead of some of [...]

Are You Creative?

I was just on a discussion board, where the topic of the day was: What do you do that is creative? We were supposed each post a list of creative things that we do.
Here is my list of all the creative things I do:
- write fiction- write non-fiction- paint (acrylic, pastel and watercolors)- draw (fashion [...]

Stage – Writing – My Goals – Advice?

Updateing my Big Scary List:
So, my list:
I may change this list, cause I have not yet had time to really think it over good, but here is my basic list:
- To write more often, and get paid to do it, even if it means writing non-fiction articles more often than fiction stories.- To paint-draw more [...]

A Novel … ?

Why do so many novels state “A Novel” as part of the title? There has to be a good reason as no novel writer would want to insult thier readers’ intelligence by assuming that they the reader can nott figure it out on thier own. Right?
Well, I do not know if there is an “official” [...]

Are You Creative?

I was just on a discussion board, where the topic of the day was: What do you do that is creative? We were supposed each post a list of creative things that we do.
Here is my list of all the creative things I do:
- write fiction- write non-fiction- paint (acrylic, pastel and watercolors)- draw (fashion [...]

The Year of Doing Big, Fun, Scary Things Together

The Year of Doing Big, Fun, Scary Things Together, is yet another contest brought to us, by the creators of National Novel Writing Month. The forum has just gone up, and sign-ups are underway. I too have joined the madness that is The Year of Doing Big, Fun, Scary Things Together. Have you?
Well, I [...]

STAGE: Stupid Question: INT or EXT … ???

Okay, so I’ve written plays before, but nothing that was formated for submissions, so I’ve never used any formal formateing before. Now I’m writing for submission, so I’m looking into the formating styles. I keep coming across the terms: INT and EXT, but I have no idea what they mean or how they are used. [...]

Which genre? The ultimate vampire question answered:

You know, I think the #1 question out there, is:
What genre is my vampire story?
You know what makes me think that? Well, here on the NaNoWriMo forums right now, there are 2 threads asking this question, on the first page of the “Character and Plot” section. There are 3 more on the first page [...]

What is the difference between a preface, a foreword and an introduction?

What is the difference between a preface, a foreword and an introduction? I love them and always read them, but what are they? Here’s the way I see it:
I always thought of the introduction as interchangable with the author’s notes; in other words a few words by the author on the hows and whys behind [...]

Shivery thoughts of Ghosts and Haunted Houses

Here is a thread I started on LuLu.com, copying it to my blog:
I’m thinking of maybe writing a ghost story, with a haunted house. Well, I’m not just thinking about it, I’m actually doing it.
Anyways, I thought we should have a thread where all of us planning to write ghost stories and haunted house tales [...]

Unpublished Newcomers

[quote=fruit_cocktail_man]…that you can get your first book published? Is inexperience a beginner writers downfall?0.o———-
fruit
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my thought is this:
all published writers started out by getting their first novel published somewhere…. no author started out as a published author, they all started out as an unpublished newcomer.
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/1074083#comment-428357
What’s your take on this? I’d love to hear what you have [...]

Publishing Through LuLu

[quote=abba12]Hehe, I know theres already a couple of topics about this, but again, i have a differant question, and don’t want to hi-jack anyone elses thread.
I don’t have any plans to ‘properly’ publish through an editor and all that stuff. I’ve heard enough horror stories and it just seems like a huge pain for a [...]

Compilation of short stories and ease of publishing?

[quote=Arsinoe Selene]I say ease, but I know that isn’t really the right word.
I have a very hard time making a story last 50,000 words. My NaNo this year didn’t even make it to 15k. But I can write short stories.
For an unknown like me, is it easier to get published with a compilation of short [...]

On Being an Editor

[quote=nuwanda]I know this may sound like a stupid question, but are there anyeditors out there?[/quote]

yes, I’m a part-time small press editor, hopeing to switch to a full time editor very soon.

[quote]-How did you become an editor?[/quote]
In my case, I started my own business, a publishing company, and thus must edit the submissions I recieve, [...]

SHIVER stuff

Zazzle.com has just added a new feature that lets you make promo products and a visual gallerly for them. It is designed for musicians, but I’m going to try it out for my book covers and see what it looks like.
EDIT:
Here is the finished result. What do you think?
Some of them look a bit off, [...]

SHIVER stuff

Zazzle.com has just added a new feature that lets you make promo products and a visual gallerly for them. It is designed for musicians, but I’m going to try it out for my book covers and see what it looks like.
EDIT:
Here is the finished result. What do you think?
Some of them look a bit off, [...]

Drag Queens & Transvestites vs Maine Law vs Fitting rooms

This post comes from my other blog, but it’s a work related issue, that I would have to consider, when I finialy get to the point where I have my own fashion store, so I am copying it here to this blog as well.
If you have been reading this blog or one of my other [...]

Drag Queens & Transvestites vs Maine Law vs fitting rooms

If you have been reading this blog or one of my other blogs for very long, than you may already be aware of my support of drag queens and trasvestites rights. If you are new to this blog than you should go back and find posts tagged “drag queen” or “Etiole” to see my views [...]

Random Thought: British Comedy

I was just watching Eddie Izzard’s Dressed to Kill and Glorious on the BBC… I must get DVDs … are they out on DVD?..
I forgot I liked him, haven’t seen him in years…he does go by the pronoun “him” right, not her? I think he does. I forgot.
EDIT: just Googled…signed DVDs on his website, [...]

Vanished Medical Records???? WTH?

Here is a lesson I learned today, about record keeping and the importance of good manners. I will keep these things in mind for when I am running my own business.
I am so pissed off right now. All of my medical records have some how vanished off the doctors computer system and they are telling [...]

My Spelling is sooo much better since I started blogging!

weird thing…it’s really weird too, but my spelling is so much better (you remember how bad my spelling was… how doesn’t?)… I started a blog, than another, and another… I have 32 blogs now, most of them I only post on once every couple of months, but one of them I post on every day, [...]

Vanished Vet Account???? WTH?

I am so pissed off right now. All of my medical records have some how vanished off the doctors computer system and they are telling me that because I’m not on the computer, I was never a patient! For the past 20 odd years I (my pets) have gone to the Mann Memorial Clinic for [...]