Hello, everyone! As some of you know, I’ve been fighting a wicked skin infection on my face, chest, and back. It’s some mixture of strep/staph, and it’s been awful. Imagine a horrible raised rash with postules over 90% of my face that itch like crazy. I don’t know how I got it, and it took … Read the rest →
Round 4 has flown by, hasn’t it? I can’t say the past few months were a resounding success, but I can’t label them a failure, either. Writing Goals: My goals were to have sent out five queries for INTO THE DARK by the end of Round 4, and I’ve easily doubled that. I’ve got a … Read the rest →
So far this week, my writing process has been turtle slow, but it’s paying off. I went back and revisited some of Margie Lawson’s DEEP Character Analysis (courtesy of Jenny Hansen’s blog contest) and have been implementing in my writing. Some of you know The Prophet started as a Friday Flash piece, and I’ve been … Read the rest →
Rejections hurt. I’m not going to lie. INTO THE DARK is still out with several e-publishers, and it will be a while before I hear from them, but I’ve gotten responses back from a few of the agents I’ve queried. Some were personal, some were form. Some had pages attached, some didn’t. All were polite … Read the rest →
Lethargy? Check. Apathy? Check? Pissed off in general? Check. I’ve struggled this week, and I can’t really explain why. I tried to chalk it up to being worn out from traveling and “female” issues, but I can’t blame it all on them. I think I went like hell before Thanksgiving and wore myself out. Then … Read the rest →
It’s been a long week. We made a ten hour (for me) road trip to Kentucky last Tues/Wednesday to have Thanksgiving with family, and Grace and I just got home Sunday night. We had a great time, but I’m still dragging through the recovery process. I’ve always been this way after a trip, but it … Read the rest →
Just a quick dash off tonight. I finished querying INTO THE DARK for at least a couple of weeks if not the rest of the year. We’ll see what happens. Spent a bit of time working on THE PROPHET and plan to dig into it starting next week. Spent most of yesterday and today traveling … Read the rest →
First off, sorry I missed the check in on Sunday. I didn’t get back from St. Paul until late, and Row80 completely slipped my mind. I had a great trip and got a lot accomplished. My friend (who is a writing/reading prof and a writer herself) and I spent a lot of time on the … Read the rest →
Trust me, that picture doesn’t do the muck justice. It’s snow mixed with rain, and when it hits the ground turns into cold slush. It’s really windy, and people are afraid to drive. Welcome to winter in Iowa. If you can’t tell, I detest it. Yes, snow’s pretty. Then the dogs go out and decorate … Read the rest →
Wouldn’t it be awesome if it were as easy as grabbing the old Magic-8 ball and giving it a shake? If we don’t like the answer, we can just rattle the sucker until it gives us what we want. Writing queries is as painful as pulling out nose hairs. And just as repetitive. My proofer … Read the rest →
Stacy Green is the best selling author of psychological thrillers and mystery with a dash of romance. As a stay at home mom, she's blessed with making writing a full-time career. She lives in Iowa with her supportive husband, daughter, and their three fur-babies.