*Spoiler Alert: I’m going to write about the ending of The House That Wasn’t There at the end of this post. If you haven’t read it, you’ve been warned. I’ll try to give sufficient warning. In any case, I plan to be vague with the details. Why Is the Ending so Important? Everyone has eitherContinue reading “It’s All in the Ending”
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Following Tropes
Hello and welcome back to the blog! I spent time querying both last week and this week. I have now sent thirty-five query letters to literary agents regarding From Darkness Comes… and have received twenty-nine noes without a single full manuscript request to bolster my outlook. Look, I try to keep positive about my writing—andContinue reading “Following Tropes”
The Ramblings of a Writer Part 4
Hello and welcome back to the blog! There isn’t much news on my front this week. I’m still writing a short story involving vampires, thanks to some interruptions over the past week. Querying continues as well. I had a few varying thoughts on my mind, so this week we’ll skip the topical blog post inContinue reading “The Ramblings of a Writer Part 4”
Writer Pitfalls
Hello and welcome back to the blog! I finished the final draft of my work in progress earlier this week, which is the second book in the unpublished Breaking Character Series. Query number thirty for From Darkness Comes… hit the electronic mailbox moments before I started writing this post. When I started querying the goalContinue reading “Writer Pitfalls”
Stephen Michael Roth 