Sunday blah.
Sep. 10th, 2006 09:18 amI do hope that I don't turn into a Preachy Person when and if I ever get better known as a writer. I love reading other writer's blogs, but I'd like to see them being more real and screwing up rather than teaching us "wanabees" Lessons. I shall be screwing up all my life, I would imagine, and will always be sharing the disasters I get myself into, as well as the joys. You needn't look here for inspirational advice!
Yesterday I was definitely below par. Don't know what it was, wasn't "ill" so to speak, just bleurgh. Couldn't concentrate, couldn't write, that's for sure. All I had to do is add a sex scene to my latest short story and I couldn't do it. I think I wrote about 54 words.
( general writerly rambling )
However, perhaps I'd better just stick to what I do best. I get too stressed trying to find markets. The Sci-fi stemmed from a direct call, and I liked the characters so much that I did a sequel, but I'd only ever able to write Space Opera, being raised on Heinlein, I'll never be able to write about Barsoomian Worlds. So back to the historical gay romance.
Talking of that, I discovered a historical gay writer yesterday. Michael Jensen, who has written a couple of gay historical books that I might check out, so if anyone's read them I'd be appreciative of a recommendation.
Talking of that, I'm planning to do some reviews on my website too, of purely historical gay fiction, to attempt to raise the profile. Some classics, obviously (although they hardly need my ignorant five pence) but also things like Emily Veinglory's "The Highwayman" which I've just finished, and other contemporaries, if I can find some.
So rec me some, if you know of it?
Yesterday I was definitely below par. Don't know what it was, wasn't "ill" so to speak, just bleurgh. Couldn't concentrate, couldn't write, that's for sure. All I had to do is add a sex scene to my latest short story and I couldn't do it. I think I wrote about 54 words.
( general writerly rambling )
However, perhaps I'd better just stick to what I do best. I get too stressed trying to find markets. The Sci-fi stemmed from a direct call, and I liked the characters so much that I did a sequel, but I'd only ever able to write Space Opera, being raised on Heinlein, I'll never be able to write about Barsoomian Worlds. So back to the historical gay romance.
Talking of that, I discovered a historical gay writer yesterday. Michael Jensen, who has written a couple of gay historical books that I might check out, so if anyone's read them I'd be appreciative of a recommendation.
Talking of that, I'm planning to do some reviews on my website too, of purely historical gay fiction, to attempt to raise the profile. Some classics, obviously (although they hardly need my ignorant five pence) but also things like Emily Veinglory's "The Highwayman" which I've just finished, and other contemporaries, if I can find some.
So rec me some, if you know of it?