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(Jeff Herrity:) (John had his first ‘official’ day back in school today….I’ve given him the day off from blogging.) Last week John blogged about ‘going on‘ about his book and his writing and how this made him uncomfortable. Over at the Squad 365 site, their mantra and approach is ’shameless self-promotion’ and how – as a [...]
After a few difficult days, I’ve come to the conclusion that I’ll have to dig back in and take my manuscript though another round of revisions. Just when I was feeling so satisfied after my intensive, 24-7 month of revisions, I may be facing a few months trying to revise and teach and blog all [...]
At a opening faculty meeting, when asked to introduce myself to the new faculty and mention a highlight from my summer, I announced to everyone that I had finished revising my novel, that I had been blogging, and that I had just gone live with my website (www.jcopenhaver.com). As I did this, I felt very [...]
So, I’m back in the throws of schoolwork. The large, creeping projects of the summer—revision, website, reading—have now given way to essential minutia, the endless little things that must be completed before the kids return to school. This is my favorite time of the school year, because everyone is so energized about teaching new courses and/or [...]
(Jeff Herrity:) Well, it might not necessarily be exactly five steps…but there was a path that John and I followed in getting his web presence built-up. As John announced yesterday, we have launched his branded web site at www.jcopenhaver.com and are already seeing a lot of traffic hit the site. It’s always been an exciting [...]
So, I’m launching my website today (www.jcopenhaver.com), and I’m really excited. I assure you—although the website is all about me and my writing—it’s Jeff’s hard work, his labor of love, that made it possible. I really love the site, because Jeff has managed to take my blurbs, my writing, my musical inspirations, and photos of me [...]
Before I left for home, I finished my second extensive revision of my novel, which I worked on through the month of July. Since I’ve been back, I’ve read my novel from start to finish, making sure that my improvements still feel like improvements and being careful to catch little mistakes I missed along the [...]
At the Squad 365 blog (squad365.blogspot.com), the members are discussing literary jealousy. I’ve certainly had my moments of literary jealousy—and I’m sure to have more in the future. It seems rather human to feel that way. But, in my mind, its so important to quell those thoughts before they take hold. Momentary jealousy is human; [...]
The other day I was trying to explain to Jeff why I love mysteries so much. The more I attempted to explain it to him, the more complicated it became. I believe that my affinity for mysteries (and I mean who-done-its, such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers novels, not thrillers) goes way back to [...]
So, now I’m back in DC and reality is rushing in. Not only do I have to face the prospect of returning to teaching, but I also have to brace myself for the process of querying agents. Over the summer, I’ve compiled a list of agents, some of whom I submitted my first [...]
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