by Dan Jeffries | Jun 8, 2014 | Uncategorized, Travel |
For the past year I’ve immersed myself in Chinese culture, reading biographies, histories, novels and articles, even cramming a little Mandarin. My next novel takes place in the Middle Kingdom and I wanted it to feel authentic. Luckily, I live in the age of...
by Dan Jeffries | Dec 9, 2011 | Writing |
Maybe you’re one of those few writers who have infinitely supportive friends and family? Your family doesn’t need constant attention. They don’t see writing as some kind of threat to your love for them. When you say you’re going to write they...
by Dan Jeffries | Oct 2, 2011 | Writing |
Sometimes you get a rejection letter that just makes you want to quit. I usually don’t stress about query letters that get rejected. I spent a lot of time perfecting my most recent query letter and I’ve gotten good response to it. It’s the...
by Dan Jeffries | Sep 24, 2011 | Writing |
One of the problems with power to the people is that a lot of people don’t have anything interesting to say. For a long time I avoided Twitter, afraid that it was riddled with insipid, ridiculous micro-posts. When I finally got on there I found out I was...
by Dan Jeffries | Sep 4, 2011 | Books, Writing |
Writers read a lot of books about writing. Over time the collective wisdom of these writing books builds up and helps add to unconscious competence. A book by itself won’t make you a better writer. It’s as simple as that. Only working diligently at the...
