Notes: Name left out to protect the innocent. “Remember that person I told you about who put her book up on Amazon?” It took a […] Read More
Tag: Writing Advice
Yesterday I started writing a post about red flags when submitting to publishers. It was based off of a discussion a friend and I had. I […] Read More
A friend and a fellow writer told me the other day about obtaining Post-Its for use in her plotting process. She suggested that I write […] Read More
One of my favorite podcasts about the craft of writing is Writing Excuses. Hosted by Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler, Brandon Sanderson, and Dan Wells, […] Read More
I went out yesterday for a long scheduled lunch on Saturday with Jennifer Carson and Melissa Snark. The conversation covered a wide range of topics […] Read More
I’ve discovered one side effect of writing a book that I wasn’t warned about. I’m not reading as much for pleasure as I used to. […] Read More
I’ve noticed something happening slowly and subtly, a new habit creeping into my day-to-day life. Last Wednesday was when I noted it consciously for the […] Read More
“So I’ve been reading your blog.” Those words, spoken by a coworker, made my heart run cold. A few of the people I work with […] Read More
After a few false starts, I’ve gotten working on the fourth draft of the story. I’m finding this time is that things are finally starting […] Read More
I’ve been killing a lot of darlings lately. I first heard the phrase “kill your darlings” in a On Writing by Stephen King. He was […] Read More