lynnesheffield.com Back in February, I blogged about slogging along with the first draft of my second novel (working title: Glory Days), and how the finish line seemed to keep receding as I tried to approach it. But. One day late last week I…
courtesy RottenTomatoes.com Have you had this experience? You’ve been thinking deeply about something; maybe you’ve been a little obsessed with it, or you’ve been discussing it with someone or using it as the subject of some art you’re making. In…
First, some words of self defense: it was a crazy day. Crazy good, but still. I had just finished working at the middle school, where it was presentation day for the Manifest Destiny project. An immersive educational adventure engineered by the eighth grade teachers., it involves…
The sun was back in Napa Valley yesterday. It lit up the chrome-yellow of the wild mustard that burst into bloom between the vines, suffused the twisting, mossy limbs of the oak trees, drew birds and lizards and kids and tourists into…
This week, I have begun in earnest the process of seeking agent representation for my novel. That means I have spent hours on sites like QueryTracker and ManuscriptWishList, looking for which agents might possibly welcome a query from a new author…