It's come to my attention, mostly from my sister Vic, one of my guinea pigs for this blog, that somethings on my blog are not clear. So instead of trying to say something profound in this week's 'diary entry', I'd like to explain a few things that may not be as obvious to everyone else …
Only through fiction can we think about the unthinkable, and perhaps obtain some sort of closure. - Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams I struggled with what I should write about in this week's 'diary entry'. Aside from having a highly productive writing week and purchasing my book's cover, nothing monumental has happened in …
I'm not good a riddles, so I don't know the answer (and Google says that it's still debated as everything from an actual riddle with an actual answer to a joke with no real answer at all). But I do know, I FINALLY have a writing desk of my own. I have a confession to …
After a brief but passionate affair with my beloved Princes, I cracked down last weekend and made myself finish a book I started over a month ago. Back in June, when I got serious about my book, I joined a couple of groups on Facebook for m/m readers and writers. In one of them, I …
About a month and a half ago, I really felt my book coming to life. I'd just crossed the 30,000-word mark. I'd just begun thinking about how attainable producing a book felt. And I was itching for some new books, particularly books that could help me orientate myself and hone my writing further. It also …
Before we dive into what I'm writing and how I'm writing it, I think it's important to be upfront about the genre for which I'm writing. Or rather, the genre closest to what I'm writing. The more I write, the more clear it becomes that where I thought I'd end up - genre-wise - is …
Not good, right? Why would someone start a blog - let alone embark on the journey of writing their first full-length novel - without knowing what they're doing. Let me tell you, it's a long story...which is the basis of the novel on which I am currently working. Sort of. In a way. Confused yet? …
Delphia Baisden, Author 