Nic Widhalm's Blog, page 4
August 13, 2012
Fighting Writer Fatigue
It’s a pretty sweet life we’ve chosen, us writers. We spend our time taking the crazy from our brain-pans and throwing it on paper, and if we’re lucky we get paid to do it. What other profession can claim that? But it’s not always sugar plums and unicorns. Sometimes writing is freaking hard. Some days [...]
July 19, 2012
What in the World is Widhalm Writing?
Ahh, alliteration. My college professor would be so proud. The sharp-eyed reader might have noticed over the past month that I’ve trimmed by blog posts from twice a week to a lonely, drunken one. A third of that’s intended, another third is laziness, and the last and final third is because my cup runneth over with writing [...]
July 10, 2012
9 Ways to Kick Rejection in the Teeth
Rejection isn’t pretty. You can present it however you like, call it nice names and spray it with perfume, but it never gets any easier. Or, as my Grandpappy used to say “You can dress a pig like a swan, but it’s still going to taste like bacon.” Now, my Grandpappy was a great man [...]
July 3, 2012
When Do You Know You’re a Writer?
At some point any person who has lifted a pen, swallowed a fifth of vodka, and decided to write a novel will have to make a decision. A decision that will change their lives, their business cards, and most importantly, their dental plan. They have to decide when to call themselves a “writer.” That title, writer, is [...]
June 25, 2012
An Interview with the Nanny
In Razors and Rust, our hero, Diego Santos, experiences a slow descent into madness. The story takes place over twenty years, covering Diego’s growing obsession with pyramid power, as well as his desperate need to answer questions Sir Wentworth Atlee has left behind. It affects everyone around him, forever altering the lives of his wife, [...]
June 19, 2012
9 Reasons to Avoid Writers
Quick aside before we get into the “meat.” Razors and Rust is currently FREE in the Amazon Kindle store, and will remain so until closing on June 21st. The amount of support and quality reviews this story has received so far has me, well…speechless. And we can’t allow that to continue, so enough on Razors and Rust for the moment [...]
June 10, 2012
Razors and Rust Release Day!
The big day is here: RAZORS AND RUST is releasing as we speak in the Amazon Marketplace. If you have a Kindle (or even if you don’t, there’s free software you can download for your computer) I would be honored if you’d head over and check it out. Heck, it’s only $.99—that won’t even buy a [...]
June 6, 2012
Why It’s Important to Read Crappy Books
I’ve been ignoring my blog (and my job, and family, and dog) in favor of holing up in my office and finishing final copy-edits and cover designs for my upcoming story, RAZORS and RUST (releasing this Saturday, June 9th!!!). But a man can only focus on publishing shenanigans for so long. Sometimes you have to call a [...]
May 24, 2012
9 Times It’s OK to Ignore Reader’s Desires
The accepted wisdom is to ignore readers at your own peril. Good advice, since—as writers—we’d be nowhere without an audience. That said—screw readers. Wait! Hold on, don’t leave yet. At least hear me out. I love readers, love them. They’re the gooey nougat in my Snickers, the velvety caramel in my Rolo‘s, the, uh… You get the [...]
May 21, 2012
The Big Announcement: Razors and Rust
I’ve been waiting to spill the beans for a few weeks now, and since I’m sick with a cold and can’t touch my new baby I figured no time like the present. Am I right? Drumroll…. (It’s playing in your head now, isn’t it?) I’m pleased as punch to announce on June 9th, my story [...]
