I realize the time for a New Year’s resolution is a few weeks away, but it’s on my mind now so I figured I’d write while it’s on the forefront.
My goal for this year is to get my first draft researched, edited and completed enough that I can start sending out queries by the end [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Research’
Writing Goals for 2009
Posted in Personal, writing, tagged contest, Critique Group, determination, editing, literary agent, publishing, Research, synopsis, writing, Writing resolution 2009 on December 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Insurmountable Task of Researching One’s Novel
Posted in Japan, Research, culture, writing, tagged accuracy, culture, English, Japan, Japanese, language, Meiji era, novel, Research, travel, writing, yakuza on October 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’ve discovered very early on that it’s incredibly challenging researching for a novel that takes place in a culture and in a place completely different from your own.
Since my book in set in Japan in the mid-Meiji era (1890), it’s posing to be a challenge. For one, as an American and “westerner” I’m not experienced in the [...]
Critiques, Changes and Confidence
Posted in writing, tagged Confidence, Critique, novel, Research, third person POV, writing, Writing goals on September 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Well, needless worrying from me yesterday, as only one other member showed up to my critique session We went over my chapter for a little while and then over my story as a whole. I received a great deal of insight and how to progress further. For one, I know for certain that [...]
