Eileen Maksym's Blog, page 11
February 3, 2017
BACK FROM THE DEAD!
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Greetings, gentle reader! It’s been a while! Like many people, I found the back half of 2016 to be exceptionally stressful and unpleasant, and more than just this blog went by the wayside. Although the world is still several shades of crazy (and that’s all I’ll say about politics here) I’m delighted to be reviving this blog. Stay tuned for the strange and bizarre, the terrifying, the delightful, and things to make you go “hmm.” I will also be announcing upcoming projects and publications here, so keep an eye peeled! (Only, not really. Because ewww.)
May 17, 2016
Freelance editing
I’ve written a book!
Now what?
Whether you want to self-publish, submit to a publisher, or find an agent, your manuscript needs to be in the best shape possible! I offer three levels of editing:
Content Edit – $15 per page
A content edit can make your story and your writing stronger. It addresses such things as plot, characters, description, dialogue, story structure, and much more. This should be your first edit.
Copy edit – $8 per page
Once your content is strong, the next step is a copy edit. This edit addresses grammar, sentence structure, word choice, spelling, punctuation and more.
Proofread – $3 per page
A proofread is the last step before publication. It scours the manuscript one last time for typos and errors in punctuation and spelling before the book goes to print.
Contact me here or fill out the form on my editing page.
May 4, 2016
Caption This! Hiatus
Unfortunately, issues with Booktrope have taken something of an ugly turn. I am suspending Caption This! until I have either worked out the issues with Haunted or I have a new prize. Stay tuned while I wrestle this particular beast into submission.
May 3, 2016
Booktrope’s demise and where I stand
Booktrope, the hybrid publisher of my novella Haunted, has announced that they are closing up shop by May 31th. To me, this is neither a surprise nor a bad thing. I have had problems with Booktrope for some time now, including poor communication, unprofessional behavior from higher-ups, and next to no help with marketing. Over a year ago I decided to quietly move on to other projects and wait out the five years that my book would be under contract. I had some ideas on expanding the novella, getting the sequels I have mostly written into tiptop shape, and then self-publishing the lot. I expected this plan to kick into gear in 2018. Now I’ll have the rights to Haunted as of June 1st, so things have unexpectedly moved up. I’m still figuring out what that timeline will look like. But be assured, Haunted will be back in one form or another. Hopefully it will be even better, and followed by more tales of my intrepid trio.
If you decide you absolutely must have a copy of Haunted right now (and who am I to argue?) it will still be available here until May 31st.
April 27, 2016
Caption This!
Welcome to Caption This! Every Wednesday I post an image and invite you folks to suggest a caption in the comments. I will pick a winner and that person will receive an e-copy of my book Haunted.
Ready?
Caption this!
Photograph by Katie Eleanor. Click for more of her work (warning: NSFW)
April 26, 2016
GULP!
God, I know this feel. I think my favorite part is when the gulper turns toward the camera with that wide, wicked smile that purrs “You’re next.”
(This lovely gif is from the equally lovely blog Real Monstrocities. Go check it out!)
April 22, 2016
Caption This! has been move to Wednesday!
Join me next week (and every week) on Wednesday for Caption This! I’ll post a nifty picture, you suggest a catchy caption, and you could win an e-copy of my book Haunted! I’ll see you then!
April 15, 2016
NEW! Caption This!
Happy Friday, everybody, and welcome to Caption This, a weekly contest! Every week I will post an image and invite you folks to suggest a caption in the comments. I will choose a winner and send that person a free e-copy of my book Haunted! Good luck everybody!
Caption This!
Image by filmmaker Bill Domonkos. Click for more of his work.
April 14, 2016
What big teeth you have!
I love it when people take a well-known tale and give it a twist. You get things like Warm Bodies (Romeo and Juliet with zombies), Elementary (Sherlock Holmes in modern day New York City with a female Watson), and Briar Rose (a novel by Jane Yolen about the holocaust and adapted from Sleeping Beauty). Sometimes just the premise is enough to excite some gleeful writing. I mean, Romeo and Juliet with zombies! That’s an idea you can grab and run with!
Laura Cooper had an idea: Disney Princesses as velociraptors. And holy cow did she run with it, creating an awesome single-panel webcomic called Velociprincesses. Above you see her take on Snow White, if Snow White were a dinosaur with huge claws and sharp teeth more interested in eating princes than in being saved by them. You definitely want to check out the rest of her work. You can even get the comics on tshirts!
Personally, I’m inspired to sit down with my writing notebook and just start brainstorming wacky twists on classic tales, and see what I come up with. Macbeth with dolphins? The Telltale Heart as a political thriller about a candidate that goes slowly insane…OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH, that’s good! Excuse me, gotta write that now[image error]
April 12, 2016
Supercats!
The folks over at Cat Cosplay love dressing their cats up like superheroes. Gotta say, they have really patient cats. If I tried to do that with our cat Molly…well, she’d probably let me. Hmm. Where can I get a cat-sized Kylo Ren mask?
