by Meryl Yourish | Jul 23, 2012 | Writing
Time passes. Things change. I started blogging in April of 2001, partly to keep my hand in web development, partly to write regularly, and with no idea that I’d be blogging on Jewish and Israeli issues, as well as politics, for ten of those eleven years. The old... by Meryl Yourish | Jul 19, 2012 | The Catmage Chronicles, Writing
That sound you hear is the sound of me banging my head on my desk over my inability to find a good cover designer for a reasonable price who will be able to start on August 3rd and turn my book around in a week or less. by Meryl Yourish | Jul 10, 2012 | The Catmage Chronicles, Writing
Well, the novel is currently with my copy editor. I just purchased a new theme for the new writing blog that will go live in a few weeks. The cover art gets closer and closer to done. I’m lining up all those ducks in a row, and we shall see if I’ve lined... by Meryl Yourish | Jun 22, 2012 | Writing
What E-publishing means to a country boy: If you didn’t grow up where I did, you may not understand what this means, but it’s worth hearing. I know a lot of people with e-readers who are reading voraciously, who had very little access to books previously. When I was a... by Meryl Yourish | Jun 9, 2012 | The Catmage Chronicles, Writing
The novel is complete. I did it. I want to jump up and down and shout and then set off fireworks outside. But my neighbors probably wouldn’t like the last, so I won’t. I am, however, going to go downstairs and pour myself a drink. I’ve earned it.... by Meryl Yourish | Jun 2, 2012 | The Catmage Chronicles, Writing
Another weekend trying to finish the novel. Over 3100 words and Chapter 13 is finally finished. There are four more unfinished chapters in various stages of incompleteness. I’m sure I can get two of them done this weekend, and I’m taking Wednesday off, so...