Mark Noce Stories
Notes on Mark's latest writing endeavors, alongside other creative authors in the community.
July 7, 2010
In the waiting game of dealing with literary agents there are several levels. The first entails initially sending out a basic query to an agent online, in a letter, or discussing your book in person.…
Read more of “Full Manuscript”July 2, 2010
--> This week it’s the 147 th anniversary of the famous Battle of Gettysburg, the largest, bloodiest, most pivotal battle of the entire American Civil War. On July 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd in the year…
Read more of “Anniversary of Gettysburg”June 30, 2010
Or I should say finished at least for now. I have finally completed the last chapter edits of my civil war novel, The Long Defeat . Thanks to my professional editor I have not only the satisfaction…
Read more of “Finished Editing!”June 28, 2010
--> Yesterday, I went sailing on San Francisco Bay with my father on his boat. It felt great to get out on the waves again and I spent a good part of the day at the tiller or trimming the mainsail as…
Read more of “Sailing on the Bay”June 23, 2010
--> This seems to be my week for praising other blogs, but there’s a lot of good stuff worth checking out on the web. Today, I’d like to shed some light on a new blog a friend of mine has dedicated…
Read more of “Left Field Laws”June 18, 2010
--> I’m making good progress with finishing up edits on my Civil War novel, The Long Defeat , and I started thinking about all of the great Civil War genre-type books I’ve read that had an influence…
Read more of “Civil War Genre”June 16, 2010
--> So against the expectations of many in this year’s World Cup, the American soccer ( fútbol ) team tied England at one goal a piece. Early in the game, the Brits scored, but the U.S. came through…
Read more of “U.S. in the World Cup”June 14, 2010
--> Studies on lottery winners in the 1970s reported that people who hit the jackpot claimed to have no noticeable difference in their level of happiness a year or so after coming into more money. In…
Read more of “Does Money Make You Happy?”June 11, 2010
--> Or more specifically, what kind of Browncoat are you? If you’ve seen either the show Firefly or the film Serenity you know what I’m talking about. If not, rent or buy them tonight…honestly it’s a…
Read more of “Are You a Browncoat?”June 9, 2010
-->I recalled today a presentation a fellow classmate in Grad school had given several years ago regarding the publication of novels. In fact, I think it was Brad Uy, if memory serves (correct me if…
Read more of “Think You’ve Read A Lot?”