I have a guest post up at the Literary Lab today. Have you lost friends to critiquing? Are you afraid someday you will?
Category: Meet the Editor
That’s me.
Quoting the youngest writer in my house
“Hey, Mom! I just got done planning a book about relativity. I outlined 20 chapters, and I’m going to write them all. I even came up with chapter titles. And you’re going to love it, because it’s full of faux resolutions.”
Indie publishing, on She Writes
I’m the featured guest blogger on She Writes today, talking about indie publishing for their Countdown to Publication. I’ll be the Friday guest blogger there for the next few weeks. You can check in on Fridays or follow my posts.
Doing what I can for you guys
Now I’ve just realized my last post on working with an independent editor was back around NaNoWriMo, which is kind of silly. That was a really long time ago. So let’s talk a little about working with an editor. You guys want to do it. I know you do, because… Read more“Doing what I can for you guys”
Free HOOK Edits
The following are free HOOK Edits from August 2009.
Making fun of Apple marketing
Oh, look! Something shiny! That’s my first reaction to the official Apple description of the iPad. My sys admin sent me links to about six in-depth computer industry articles on the much-touted Apple e-reader yesterday, which—since I am just a tiny bit OCD—I read all of. By the time I… Read more“Making fun of Apple marketing”
The passing of Buddy Glass
J.D. Salinger has died at the age of 91. I’ve always admired Salinger for his unshakable dedication to craft rather than publication. I love the line quoted in this article: “There’s. . .peace in not publishing.” Read that full quote. Read it and understand it. Read it and apply it… Read more“The passing of Buddy Glass”
Blogging to promote your book
So, my sys admin just got back from Community Leadership Summit West, a conference for online community managers. That’s what he does. He manages an online community. That’s actually what I do, too, except he gets paid. This is important to writers because of the way the publishing industry is… Read more“Blogging to promote your book”
Catching up on 2009 in 2010
Happy New Year 2010 to you all! I hope you had as peaceful a New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day as we did here at our house, ensconced by the fire by a lovely (dying) tree all lit up, towers of new books next to everyone’s chair, sleeping cats… Read more“Catching up on 2009 in 2010”
Being in the right place at the right time
NaNoWriMo has come and gone, and there are now millions more written words in the world than there were a month ago. Aspiring writers all over America—all over the planet—are sitting in front of their masterpieces wondering what they have to to do to them before they can start querying… Read more“Being in the right place at the right time”