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How I got published, part 2 – Ideas and Execution

February 17, 2009 5 Comments

A Year of Hitchcock

So as I mentioned in the first part of this series, ideas are, in the grand scheme of things, relatively worthless. In some ways they are the least significant piece of the puzzle. After all, creative people – and I assume that if you’re reading this you’re probably a creative person – usually have far more ideas than they know what to do with. Had I 48 hours to each day and no need to sleep I still wouldn’t have time to do and create all I’d like to do and create. No doubt that applies to many of you. Ideas are just the start. But every story has to start somewhere, and this one started with an idea. I had been itching for a…
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How I got published, part 1 – Introduction

February 16, 2009 5 Comments

Chances are, if you like to write you’d also like to be read. While you can throw things onto the Internet and be read instantly, it’s not quite the same thing as a publisher saying, “I like your work. I’d like to invest our time and money into it. I’d like to publish your book.” Because let’s be honest with ourselves: Blogging is nice, self-publishing is interesting, but the majority of aspiring writers know being picked up by a legitimate publisher is key to making a career of it. I was fortunate enough to get exactly that response to A Year of Hitchcock: 52 Weeks with the Master of Suspense (Scarecrow Press 2009), a book I co-authored with my friend, Jim McDevitt. How did the…
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Alfred Hitchcock, Works by Eric, Writing

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More excellent blogs and resources

February 10, 2009 0 Comments

In a previous post I mentioned a few blogs and resources you should consider following if you’re interested not just in the craft of writing, but getting paid for it. ‘Cause doing something you love is nice, but getting paid to do so is even nicer. Well, here are a few more. The Swivet is a mixed bag of odds and ends, but it always returns to writing. It first caught my attention with an excellent piece about self promotion that all aspiring writers ought to read, ESPECIALLY if you’re about to be or have just been published. It’s far too easy to forget that you’re responsible for getting yourself out there. For letting people know you exist. After all, more exposure = more work….
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I’m on Twitter

February 4, 2009 0 Comments

God help me. I don’t know why I did it, but I’m on Twitter. You can follow me here. While you’re there, take a look at JoelGunz, who runs this excellent Alfred Hitchcock blog. Lots of good stuff there. Also take a look at my ‘Fuge buddy Brian, an actor, screenwriter and the author of this insane book. He self-published it, and I predict it will get picked up and turned into a wacky movie before you’re 50. Unless you already are 50, in which case it will happen before you’re 60. And hey, while I’m at it, check out HDemchick, an excellent editor and writer (and a damn nice guy, too), Steve Horton, who writes independent comic books (publishers, give this guy a look),…
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My eye is bleeding

January 29, 2009 0 Comments

(Instead of reading this, you might want to look at pictures or listen to “music” instead.) My left eye is bleeding. Same spot, always. I’ve been dealing with this on and off for months. I think it’s eye strain. I spend too much time in front of a computer monitor. Thing is, how do I not spend time in front of a monitor? My job involves sitting in front of a monitor. Writing involves sitting in front of a monitor. These days, even creating music involves sitting in front of a monitor. Heck, a lot of my goofing off time involves sitting in front of a monitor! Maybe I need glasses. I was supposed to have them in high school, but decided not to get…
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Alfred Hitchcock, Random Musings

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