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Midlist Writer
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- Author: Sean McLachlan
- Listed in: Writing How-To
- Tags: travel fiction fantasy writing nonfiction history
- Added on: Mar 10th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
The trials and tribulations of a writer who has made it but not made it big. Musings on craft, the industry, and work, plus advice to beginners and interviews with other midlisters. Welcome to Literary Purgatory.
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I've been reading Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd. This is one of Ackroyd's many London novels mixing past and present and is good fun, although I preferred The House of Doctor Dee. The title character, Inspector Hawksmoor, is in a couple of scenes before...
Guest Article: My Virtual Book Tour
If you've been reading my blog for a while, you'll recognize Angela K. Nickerson, who passed through here a while back during her virtual book tour. The VBT has become a handy tool for promoting an author's work, and today she shares her experiences....
Finished My Latest Novel!
That Civil War horror novel set in Missouri I've been nattering about these past few months is finally done. I finished it at about 9 this morning. It came out to 91,962 words. I started it on January 2 of this year, so it took me slightly less than ...
Almost Done With The Latest Novel
I'm going to finish my latest novel, a horror story set in Civil War Missouri, this week. I'm at 83,000 words and have about 5,000 more to go. That's a lot of work, but it's only Tuesday and I'm keen to get done.This is my third novel. The other two ...
Writing Success Story: First Person Queer Wins the 20th Lambda Literary Award
Friend and fellow Madrileño writer Lawrence Schimel has edited dozens of anthologies and won numerous awards. A week ago an anthology he co-edited with Richard Labonté, First Person Queer, won the 20th Lambda Literary Award for Best Anthology. This...
