http://owasm.com The Writing Experiences of Ken Cassell Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:07:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been having difficulty getting back to my Motes novel since I finished up moderating the MidSummer Madness II novel outlining workshop.  I sat down and wrote a few thousand words and stopped at a point where I encountered negative enthusiasm. Now rewriting is something I don't enjoy.  In fact, it's ... http://owasm.com/?p=591 The novel writing workshop I moderated at Liberty Hall Writers Group is coming to an end this weekend.  It was a forty-two day marathon.  We started with about eight participants and ended with four, counting me.  The workshop is really centered around planning a novel. The other three participants are discovery ... http://owasm.com/?p=589 Found out yesterday that I snagged another Honorable Mention in the L.Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest.  That makes 3 HMs in 5 entries. The writer's group that I use to help me hone my WotF entries had six honorable mentions and two finalists for the Q02, 2010 contest.  There ... http://owasm.com/?p=586 I started the Midsummer Madness II Workshop at Liberty Hall on July 5th.  Now it's July 26th.  Time flies.  Especially with one of the participants where their novel takes place in another dimension where Mr. Time (a former working name) lives. What have we gone through?  We've worked on novel concepts ... http://owasm.com/?p=583 I like to do maps, so I decided to share this one I did as a guide to creating the journey for the main character, a 16 or 17 year old girl who's given the greatest power in her world, but lacks the means to use it and is pursued ... http://owasm.com/?p=575 I've done a lot of posting and have done a lot of challenges at Liberty Hall Writers Group.  In order to give back a bit, I volunteered to conduct a workshop on novel planning.  Note that I didn't say novel writing.  I would consider myself competent on novel planning having ... http://owasm.com/?p=571 So I've been doing a lot of thinking lately, especially after 6 rejections for Panix.  I thought it was a pretty good query letter, but I don't think the concept is thrilling agents.  I know, I know my writing is still evolving, but I do want to sell a novel.  ... http://owasm.com/?p=562 My short stories are still floating around in slush piles everywhere.  I've got six out at present.  A few rejections have come in.  I've been going back into my WIP and doing some rewrites of promising stories.  Some are out for their fourth submission. I've had to write a couple of ... http://owasm.com/?p=545 Somehow the four novels I currently have in WIP or finished form are running around in different directions.  I find it necessary to herd these all together, but it's somewhat like herding cats.  They are all different and have different needs and are leading me in different directions.  So I ... http://owasm.com/?p=542 So far since I started to submit again and sent out nine queries for Panix, I've gotten back two story rejections from big markets and two form query rejections.  Nathan Bransford actually sent me two form query rejections in two days after I emailed them out.  That's fast turnaround time. I've ... http://owasm.com/?p=537