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I just finished my novel. Which is interesting. Was a hard re-write, months and months of doing. The previous novel was so easy, just a joy to work with. This one was tougher, more of a back burner. But I like it, it’s good. Feels good to get that done; done the way you want it. Leaves you...pleased. The big one checked off the to-do list. But now what? Like I’ve nothing to do all of a sudden. Don’t have to work on that book, it’s done.
I suppose there’re a dozen or so short stories, begun and never finished. I need to finish them. And five, six more books that need the re-write. And of course, phase two of the book writing process is - now to start hawking it to agents, publishers, and so forth. That’s always harder, the ‘work’ part of being a writer. Plus there’re still no takers for the previous novel, the one that was so easy and fun.
NEWS
Other things to do. Imagine having more good reading material than you could ever read. Well...I don’t watch tv. It’s just...all shit. Quit watching the news, thanks Dubyah. Can’t bear to watch. No point to it really. But so much aplenty of reading material.
The new issue of Straight From The Fridge is up. What a line up. Man, Adelle Stripe’s magazine has to be on your must read list.
Beat the Dust is attracting a lot of big names.
Outsider Writers posts so much new stuff all the time, you caint hardly keep up. Though I was told that fiction editor Pat King is still looking for short fiction submissions.
New issue of Zygote In My Coffee is up.
New story by Bill Ectric at an impressive looking site.
But just to show you the amount of great literature available, here’s my list of links. Just try to read them all. You won’t be disappointed. Oh, and fuck tv!
Music
99 Burning live at Fletcher's in Baltimore, Dec 7. Be there.
Books
Breaking it Down by Rusty Barnes has just been released. Here's a sample of his writing. Pretty damn good, huh.
Well, lemme know what you think. And add your own lit news in the comments. That's what we here for.
Oh, one last thing. Saw Norman Mailer interviews on Charlie Rose. Catch the re-broadcast if you can. Great stuff, the stuff art is made of. Y'see, tv doesn't suck all the time.