I was a teenage bully. Oh no, not the obvious way. I wasn’t one of the mean girls on the cheer leading squad or one of the popular girls trying to maintain her status as HBIC. If anything, I was the weird chick. But I could, and damn well did lay the smack down. I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘personal’
Softcore History
Posted: July 8, 2010 in about clancy, writingTags: history, inspiration, personal, research, update, writing
I’m currently doing some research for a new novel/novella I’m writing. I actually started this story from a dream I had, but as all dreams need, there are details that have to be nailed down, hammered out, and otherwise put in their place. As this is a historical story that I’m pretty sure will be [...]
Lessons Learned
Posted: June 6, 2010 in about clancy, books, the night callerTags: night caller, personal
Over the weekend I’ve been poking around on Amazon. A few other author friends were talking about all of these things I should be doing to promote my work on there and so I decided to at least have a look. I feel a little weird about some of the system gaming that takes place [...]
Of Marketing and McDonalds
Posted: April 8, 2010 in about clancy, blogTags: marketing, personal, silly, update
I keep going in circles, coming back to the same conclusion: I need to do more marketing. I need to get out there. I need to shake babies and kiss hands. I need to campaign for hope, change, and people buying my books. But then, there’s just something skeezy-feeling about running around promoting yourself. It [...]
I give a damn. I can’t do everything I want to about it. I don’t wield any special power on my own to change things, but what I can do is lend my voice to others and hope that people comprehend that their ideology affects the lives of people they know Every. Single. Day. Love [...]