Inman Books
The trials, tribulations, and triumphs of being an author.
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Sunday, November 17, 2024
I'm in love with a plastic flamingo...
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
It's all coming back to me now...
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Limitations
These can come in many forms.
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Away from desk
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Dream Walker
I write what I should write.
In essence, I write what the voices tell me. Does the absolute madness of that sentence bother me? Not in the slightest. The voices say it shouldn't. 😂
While I have over two dozen ideas for books TBW (to-be-written), I don't go willy-nilly into the fray. I have some semblance of order in the madness and gorgeous chaos.
However, sometimes a stray idea wanders in, tells every other story to fuck smooth off, and settles itself into my grey matter with a bottle of Wild Turkey. The liquor flows. The story goes.
Two completely unexpected things happened this year.
I tried to force myself to write to market. Sweet Jesus. This was horrific. I failed miserably. Wasted my time. Regret. Flogging myself with an ampersand. Shame, etc.
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Mother/Mimi/Writer
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Continuing Education
Everything in this world could use some continuing education. You like to paint ceramics? Keep taking classes to find out new brush strokes or combinations of colors. You like to write scripts? Keep taking classes to keep up with what's in demand. You like making slime? Keep watching YouTube videos for what you can put inside slime that won't disintegrate.
And if you love writing books, well, you've a world of continuing education in front of you.
First of all, the book world is constantly evolving. "Never" is never used. Writers will "never" like they've "nevered" before. I love it. Second of all, market changes on a dime. Vampires are big. Now not so much. Buggy (Amish) are big. Now not so much. What's hot right now? Dark Romance. Reverse Harem. Women are ruling the world AND in-between the pages.