[This blog post appeared on NovelRocket.com in January 2018] Everyone seems to be doing a “word for the year.” Last year I decided to do it too. Being the thinking … Continue reading What if your “word for the year” isn’t one you like?
I know the wording of the email didn’t actually say what I felt it said, but that didn’t stop me feeling what I did anyway. Recently I got a rejection … Continue reading Even an elephant’s hide can be thin in places …
The slow march of time is felt no more keenly than when you’re waiting to hear back from a publisher… or an agent… or your beta group. In 2016, we … Continue reading The slow march of time …
I’m fairly new to this writing caper … but I’m also not. I have been writing for 38 out of my 44 years. The first phase was as a young … Continue reading People say the darnedest things (when they find out you’re a writer)
I’ve now read a number of articles, giving advice to would-be authors and there is a common piece of advice that continually pops up. “Be like an elephant and develop … Continue reading My twenty-five years as an elephant
There is no better feeling than when the writing is flowing. You are connected with the very essence of creativity. It flies out of you, faster than your fingers can … Continue reading Kicking the can down the road
David Rawlings, Author 