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A good editor is invaluable 25 May 2010 | 12:00 am
Last time, I emphasized the importance of proofreading your work and having a couple of friends double (or triple) check your writing for you. This time I’m talking about something different: editing....
Proofreading: a gentle reminder 17 May 2010 | 07:50 am
I did say that I was going to write about the merits of editing, didn’t I? Let’s start with proofreading. Writing is a skill that most people around the world do not have, sadly. Good writing is a sk...
Links! 1 May 2010 | 05:23 pm
If you look on the right --> you'll see that I've added a list of links that I've thought were helpful and/or inspirational. Please note that this is a constantly growing list, so please feel free to ...
Social networking (or what NOT to say to an editor) 1 May 2010 | 12:27 pm
As I’ve mentioned on here before, although writing is the passion I’m focusing on for this blog, my other passion is editing (and, honestly, I’m a much better editor than I am a writer). I work two di...
On the importance of writers writing 14 Apr 2010 | 11:43 am
I got an email today from a friend I admire greatly--she is a fantastic writer and an incredibly kind person. Her email, among other things, touched on the fact that she hasn't written in almost two y...
Every writer could use a little advice now and then. 9 Apr 2010 | 10:54 am
Things I have learned: Writing a novel is HARD. It is a LOT of work. Even after writing nearly all of your book, you still might feel a bit lost and confused. (Or, sometimes, even more lost and conf...
On writing a first novel, and on the stages of writerdom 30 Mar 2010 | 12:56 pm
I am currently writing my first novel--and by that I mean that this is the first time that I've started an idea and forced myself to follow through with it to its full novel-length conclusion (as oppo...
The Writer: A Bio 29 Mar 2010 | 02:23 pm
Writing a bio about yourself is a strange thing that never seems to get easier. It doesn't matter if it's a bio for a book, a blurb, or a blog--it's just unnerving. Do you try to be witty? Do you mere...
