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Map Work...Again
Hey #QueryIsland citizens! I hope the Query Trenches are going well for you! I stepped off the island to fully go into self publishing...
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Jul 241 min read
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Map Work
Hey #QueryIsland citizens! I have been knee deep in map artists and trying to select one to bring my world to life in a detailed map. I...
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Jul 161 min read
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Expenses
Hey #QueryIsland citizens! I just had my first meeting with someone to help me with self-publishing. My goodness the stuff she taught...
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Jul 81 min read
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Investors
One of my friends that wants to invest in my self publishing journey is a very eccentric older gentleman. He wants me to present him...
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Jul 21 min read
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My Last Query
So #QueryIsland citizens, I have fired off my last query I ever intend to send out on this project. Yeah, I know, not expecting...
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Jun 111 min read
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June Writing Bug
#QueryIsland citizens this is your mayor here talking about my self publishing trials and tribulations. Let's be real, self publishing...
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Jun 51 min read
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After The Short Week
Hey #QueryIsland citizens! Sorry it took me a couple days to get back to posting! Anyway, just so you know, I have started to reformat...
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Jun 31 min read
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Rainy Day Blues
Yep its raining, pouring, and my literary life is snoring. Hey #QueryIsland citizens! As the mayor of this lost accursed resort, I look...
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May 281 min read
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A Change
So #QueryIsland citizens, it looks like your mayor is in full steam now and I am learning a boatload about the nuances of self...
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May 231 min read
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Brass Tax
Hey #QueryIsland citizens! Gathering a lot of info on self publishing as we plow into the middle of the year. Sheesh, wasn't it just...
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May 211 min read
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Taking Your Measurements
Hey citizens of #QueryIsland ! Let me ask you a question! How do you measure yourself or your success as applied to your writing...
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May 191 min read
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Should I Switch Gears?
Hey citizens of #QueryIsland . Tell me, do any of you ever work so hard on a manuscript that you fall in love with it to the point of...
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May 161 min read
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What To Do Next on #QueryIsland
As the mayor of #QueryIsland I get to sit on high in my own personal query trench, but I do get out to the main trenches and try to...
dmsmithliterary
May 152 min read
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Hump Day Writing
Another Wednesday, another 1000 words. So between a poem and a chapter on a new project, I am getting 1000 words written today. I am...
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May 141 min read
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Mother's Day Aftermath
So Mother's Day came and went, and I didn't get to spend any with mine. My relationship with my mother isn't the best. Issues on both...
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May 121 min read
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May Showers
So as I sit here in my #QueryIsland mayor's office. I am driving many thoughts from my mind. The grind of restarting my process for my...
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May 71 min read
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Loser Writing
When it comes to your journey in the traditional process, do you sometimes feel demotivated or like you're a loser as a writer? The only...
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May 61 min read
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Getting My Name Out There
So citizens of #QueryIsland, I have decided I am definitely going to seek to self publish my book, if the traditional route doesn't pan...
dmsmithliterary
May 51 min read
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Woeful Stuffs!
Oh the woes of being in the trenches on #QueryIsland! I will have you know that I fight against them everyday. Sitting here at work,...
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May 21 min read
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What's An Aspiring Writer To Do?
As a member of the #WritingCommunity, I sometimes have to reconcile the possibility of never being traditionally published. It's a fact,...
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Apr 291 min read
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