by nicdarling | May 13, 2021 | Writing
My daughter loves animals. Nearly every job idea she has expressed an interest in through the course of her young life has had something to do with studying, caring for or treating animals. She also loves reading and unsurprisingly, those two passions often overlap....
by nicdarling | Apr 22, 2021 | Querying
I finally received my first rejection yesterday, and it was honestly something of a relief. Obviously, as a writer, you would love for every reaction to your work to be positive, but here at the beginning it is nice to simply know that someone is out there on the...
by nicdarling | Apr 12, 2021 | Querying
It occurs to me that the date on this post could become embarrassing if no one bites on this book, but for now I’ll stick to my committment to transparency (and set a reminder to delete this if/when it gets sad). This weekend I got five queries out the door to...
by nicdarling | Apr 7, 2021 | Writing
I try to avoid using stock images here, and as I’ve relegated most pictures from my acting days to the dusty photo albums of history, I offer an old picture of my son making his directorial debut instead. I did a lot of acting when I was younger. There were...
by nicdarling | Apr 4, 2021 | Art and Design
I asked my talented wife Marie Darling for a slight change to the design for the cover of Through the Stone Gate. As always, she delivered far beyond my expectations. I love this piece. I have no idea if this book will ever get published and even if it does, this...
