http://gottawrite.today.com The Joys and Woes of Writing My First Novel Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:29:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, let me tell you. I enjoy writing for this blog, but I don't have the chutzpah to do all the extra marketing involved to keep it high in the rankings.  If I had the time - or the inclination - I could spread my blog address far and wide on ... http://gottawrite.today.com/2009/01/01/where-have-i-been/ I want to sit down and work on my novel so bad that I can taste it.  If you're wondering what that tastes like, I'd have to say it's a bitter sort of taste and it's really annoying. This have been busy lately.  Work has been a little hectic and for ... http://gottawrite.today.com/2008/12/01/the-taste-of-desperation/ When I tell people that I work from home there is usually the response of, "Oh, that's great, I wish I could work from home," as though what I do is something magical.  While it is pretty cool to know that I can bring in a viable income but still ... http://gottawrite.today.com/2008/11/28/so-you-want-to-work-from-home-do-you/ My grandfather spent some time as a private investigator, at least that's what I've been told.  I'm sure he would have been proud of the lengths I had to go to the other day when I had an interview assigned to me that turned out to be a lot harder ... http://gottawrite.today.com/2008/11/21/tamsen-butler-pi/      He ordered two large iced teas.  I leaned over him and called into the menu box, “One unsweetened, please.”  Thomas pulled the car around to the window and paid the cashier.  I leaned over him again and asked, “May I have a sugar packet, please?” The cashier was pleasant ... http://gottawrite.today.com/2008/11/17/brace-yourself-long-novel-excerpt/ I started writing stories when I was in elementary school.  My first complete story (4 pages and illustrated, of course) was written when I was in the fourth grade.  I was really lucky to have a teacher who encouraged me to get creative with my writing. When I was in the ... http://gottawrite.today.com/2008/11/14/i-cant-type/ I have a friend who gave me a script to read.  He was hoping to make it into a film, and since he had produced several independent films in the past he was fairly confident that this script was going to be a winner.  The script was okay, but there ... http://gottawrite.today.com/2008/11/11/keep-it-real/ Do you want to know what the best thing about writing plays is? Watching them performed, of course. I've written a few plays in my time, although it was for fun as opposed for profit or glory.  I was fortunate enough to see a couple of them performed and I'll tell ... http://gottawrite.today.com/2008/11/07/writing-plays/      I couldn't compose myself so I said, "I don't like this dress.  It's too damn shiny.  Everyone was looking at me and I didn't know any of that music.  I can't do this!"  The last part of my mini-speech was muffled because I had my head buried in Tim's ... http://gottawrite.today.com/2008/11/04/excerpt-from-the-novel/ I have a friend named Sandy who is in the beginning stages of a writing career.  She's made the decision to become a writer, and armed with her laptop she's getting busy with writing blogs and applying for jobs. By the way, you can read her blog here. I've had a few ... http://gottawrite.today.com/2008/11/01/hello-sandy/