364 days passed between the morning I sent my query letter to JABberwocky Literary Agency and the afternoon Joshua Bilmes emailed me to chat on the phone; a call that ended in an offer of representation. To those surprised it took so long: that’s publishing for you. Any literary agent worth their salt receives hundreds […]
Author: ccharmon
I'm a graduate of Fresno State who writes for a software company by day and writes for my imagination by night.
Why blog? I blog for the same reasons I write. "Desire to push the world in a certain direction, to alter other peoples’ idea of the kind of society that they should strive after," George Orwell once said. I write because I believe a few of my words are worth listening to. Whether you make use of them is up to you.
I Now Have A Literary Agent: Joshua Bilmes of JABberwocky Literary Agency
After years of writing and querying, I have now signed with Joshua Bilmes of JABberwocky Literary Agency.
2018 Update
No, I’m not dead. Yes, I rarely post on this blog. However, don’t concern yourself with whether my lack of inspiration here equates to a lack of inspiration in other aspects of writing. My habits remain consistent and I’m continuing to fail my way upwards. Hopefully I’ll break the surface one of these days. Dead […]
Cover Reveal – THE HEARTBEAT HYPOTHESIS
Part of the joy of being a writer comes from the excitement of watching those around you get book deals and seeing their passion pay off. Times like today are the reason we start writing in the first place! Today, I come ultra-hyped and ready to reveal my friend Lindsey Frydman’s awesome cover for her […]
My First Fan
Pitch Wars was the first time in my life when a stranger told me they liked the words I put on paper. Even went so far as saying she loved them. Her name is Judi, and she’s been my mentor since August 24th. Two days before my birthday. At first, when the winners were announced, […]
Stuck in Mud, or Running in Place
I once met a writer who was working on a novel. She never finished it. This person when I talked to her was working on the first chapter of a book she planned to write. It had an interesting premise, and she already had the plot outlined. I was really happy to hear about it. […]
2016 Update
Hello Blog, it’s been awhile. There’s a dozen reasons why I haven’t come to visit over the past two years–to dip my pen in those supple, electronic pages of yours–but I’m not going to get into it. It’ll only remind you of the painful loneliness, and it’ll force me to dwell on all of […]
Changing Your Life? You’re Doing It Wrong
You’re at one of the lowest moments in your life. It might be when you’re sizing yourself up in the mirror, realizing how much you hate all of that dough beneath your skin. It could be when you discard that withering butt of a cigarette and stare at it on the pavement, realizing that you’ve […]
“The Measles of Mankind”
First we tackled sexism with women’s suffrage in the early 20th century. Then came the Civil Rights Movement fifty years later. Currently, we’re battling with some of the country’s homophobia. What will be next? Our next goal should be to eradicate something that is, in my opinion, worse than all of these. Combined. I’m […]
What is love? (Baby don’t hurt me)
Love is like a fever which comes and goes quite independently of the will. … there are no age limits for love. – Stendhal Nothing is mysterious, no human relation. Except love. – Susan Sontag What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love. – Dostoyevsky Since the beginning of time people […]
A Bridge From My Mind To Yours 