by Mary | Jan 5, 2014 | Edgar Allan Poe, Natural History of a Novel, THE SPARROW
This guest blog by Duncan Field spotlights a high-class problem in a writing career: having a hit, right out of the box. Epitaph update: the manuscript is due at the end of the month. I’ve cut 20,000+ words since finishing a complete first draft. Still...
by Mary | Oct 10, 2013 | Edgar Allan Poe, Natural History of a Novel, What I'm working on now.
I’ve moved from 87% committed to the Poe novel to “Okay. I’m in.” Here’s why: 1. The first two biographies I’ve read have kept my interest and I’m looking forward to more research. 2. I’m starting this book largely...
by Mary | Oct 2, 2013 | Edgar Allan Poe, Natural History of a Novel
Yeah, I know. In August, I told you that I hated writing and that Epitaph would be my last book. This always happens when I’m in the end stages of a novel. I swear I’ll never write again. I promise myself I’ll rest and read for pleasure. Never...
