I celebrated the end of my last day at the company I’d been with for nearly 11 years by helping … More
Tag: amEditing
Will You Read To Me?
Will You Read Me My Story? One of the big things you hear when people talk about editing best practices … More
Q/A: The Biggest Surprise About Writing A Novel [Also! Novel-versary Week!]
One Year Ago, Monday, I finished my rough draft. (Or at least put down my pencil and stopped) When you … More
First You Must Find A Shrubbery
July 11th, I heard back from the Beta Reader that had volunteered to work with me at Balticon. My newest … More
To Every Thing There Is A Season; A Time To Write, And A Time To Cut
I heard back from my newest beta-reader last week. He agreed with some of the feedback I’d received before — … More
Camp NaNo
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same … More
Peeved
“Go and never darken my towels again!” Groucho Marx
Why do I not give any positive feedback? That’s the empty space where I had no corrections! – Sue Baiman
Handling the Unavoidable Info-dump!
Monday of Balticon, the sun shone bright and early, yet the Con continued and I unyieldingly kept attending panels. At the … More
Food, Submission, Slush, Bad Writing, and Implications!
After lunch Saturday, I headed off to “How to Build a Meal for your Invented World” by Denise Clemons. It … More