Posted in Life, Nonfiction, Novels on 26. May, 2010
We all go through different seasons of our lives. Good, bad, ugly, beautiful… Our children growing, death, new jobs, promotions, new circumstances, etc. Seasons are important to our lives almost as much as they are to our writing. Because as a writer we go through different seasons as we write/edit/submit our novels. We all know this. [...]
Posted in Life, Nonfiction, Novels, Query on 05. Apr, 2010
It’s my birthday week… yes, I am turning older… a whole year older. How does that happen?
In any event, if I don’t make goals for the week, things aren’t going to go as well as they could. Turning older takes thought and consideration. If I don’t have it written down, I just might think too [...]
Posted in Life, Nonfiction on 28. Mar, 2010
“Why on earth would anyone want to go to Ethiopia?”
The question already echoes in my mind and I have only physically known I was going to Ethiopia for a week. Yet already I have been asked this question and I am sure this same one will be asked repeatedly over the course of the next [...]
Posted in Nonfiction, Novels on 19. Mar, 2010
So you have finished your MS at 79,899 words… Now what? Are you ready to get it into the grubby hands of a critique partner? Are you ready to find out where your plot holes may be? Are you ready to cry? Are you ready to go into a semi-depression because you think people think [...]
Posted in Nonfiction, Novels on 21. Feb, 2010
Time to do some serious… serious… writing updates.
I put on my serious face just for this occasion. *serious*
UNSEEN CHRONICLES: Some of you have noticed there is a new tab above labeled such. I am posting those as Serial Fiction now… so you can read them anytime.
I have written eight chronicles based on true stories to [...]
Posted in Life, Nonfiction, Query on 13. Feb, 2010
I have been a bit preoccupied with life and the pursuit of happiness… or maybe that was the pursuit of chocolate… hmmm either way would make me happy to find… Ahem… So, I thought I would update you on… everything!
Running: I am almost in week four of my Couch to 5K running program. I would [...]
Posted in Nonfiction on 12. Feb, 2010
If you need me this weekend… I will be in front of my computer probably with pots and pots of coffee… working on a nonfiction proposal.
What was that? Oh, yes… someone just said: “Wow Eisley, I didn’t even know you wrote nonfiction…”
Haha, me neither.
Well, that isn’t entirely true. I have written plenty of nonfiction things [...]
Posted in Nonfiction, Novels on 26. Jan, 2010
I know, some of you are saying, “Why should I care about building an author brand?” or “How on earth should I go about building one?”
Today, I hope to answer that question with the vast (har har har) knowledge I have gleaned from various sources and explain why it’s important that you, as an aspiring [...]
UNDER CONSTRUCTION... please don't mind the mess.
