Mark Noce Stories
Notes on Mark's latest writing endeavors, alongside other creative authors in the community.
February 7, 2011
Finally, after over a month of going over my colonial novel, The Last Cabin , I’ve finished major edits to my 15 chapter story. I cut a good 20,000 words out of my first primary draft and have…
Read more of “Big Edit Done!”February 2, 2011
In my latest novel, The Last Cabin , I’ve tried to build in stronger female characters. Not just for the sake of doing it, but to craft the story around central women that drive the story forward.…
Read more of “Strong Female Characters”January 31, 2011
I realize that when inspiration strikes us we all have various ways of putting it down to paper. Some prefer pens other pencils. Some like computers, and I’m guessing someone out there still uses a…
Read more of “What Do You Write With?”January 24, 2011
So far I’m about two-thirds of the way through my edits for my novel The Last Cabin . I’m pretty excited about the way it’s shaping up, as I’m not only getting the word-count down a bit, I’m really…
Read more of “Edits”January 21, 2011
In my attempts to ever broaden my horizons I’ve taken to reading a different genre of writing, namely diaries and journals. I’m talking about published diaries of course, not what your sibling keeps…
Read more of “Reading Diaries”January 19, 2011
A funny thing happened the other day. I received a letter from an agent I’d met at a writer’s conference nearly a year ago. It turned out to be a standard “we liked your work, but we’re sorry we…
Read more of “Longest Waits”January 14, 2011
America ’s Cup, so called because the Americans once held the title for so long, is the largest, most prestigious international sailing competition held throughout the world. It is the third biggest…
Read more of “America’s Cup”January 12, 2011
Finally, after six months of writing, the first draft of my new colonial novel, The Last Cabin , is done! Many thanks to those of you over the last weeks who have helped me hem and haw through…
Read more of “First Draft Finished!!!”January 10, 2011
This weekend I saw the second half of the Impressionist’s exhibit at the De Young Museum in San Francisco. I like the first half I saw a couple months back, but the second part was easily a hundred…
Read more of “Impressionists: Part 2”January 5, 2011
I’ve got some exciting stuff in the works to help bring in the New Year, but first thing’s first. I’m in the throws of trying to come up with a decent title for my newest novel set in the colonial…
Read more of “Wanted: Catchy Title”