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April 11, 2020
Silver Linings
My boss sent me home on March 18, and my paid leave began on March 19. I am in the high risk group for COVID-19 in multiple ways, so I’m at home for as long as it takes to flatten … Continue reading →
April 5, 2020
To Hire an Editor or Not
My nightmare is that any writing that I put out in the world is an unedited mess. I want my writing to be the best I can make it, and hiring a good, professional editor is crucial to achieving that … Continue reading →
March 9, 2020
Five Stars!!
I am happy to report that Perceval’s Secret has a new five-star review by Tony Parsons at Amazon! Check it out! The same review is also available at GoodReads. As one of my promotion efforts this spring, I decided to … Continue reading →
January 5, 2020
New Year, New News
I came unstuck! In my last post, I wrote about being stuck on Chapter 9 of the first draft of Perceval in Love. Today, I’m writing about becoming unstuck and how I did it. How did I do it? Haven’t … Continue reading →
December 23, 2019
Chapter Nine and Time
I’m stuck on chapter 9. Perceval in Love’s chapter 9, that is. As I’ve been going through my notes for the first draft and re-reading the chapters I’d written already, I’ve found it especially difficult to return to the same … Continue reading →
November 10, 2019
Writers – how to find the editor that’s right for you
Originally posted on Nail Your Novel:
I was asked this recently by Lyda McLallan who was working on a blog for HuffPost. I don’t know if the piece was published, but these are questions I get a lot, so I…
I was asked this recently by Lyda McLallan who was working on a blog for HuffPost. I don’t know if the piece was published, but these are questions I get a lot, so I…
October 19, 2019
Book Review vs. Book Critique
The November 2019 issue of The Writer has an interesting article about “How to be a good Critique Partner.” I’ve been asked often enough to critique someone’s manuscript, both as a member of writing groups and individually, and one of … Continue reading →
October 13, 2019
What your readers will never notice… a small point about reader belief and story logic (with a little help from Terrance Dicks, Rod Hull and Nina Conti)
Originally posted on Nail Your Novel:
In our house, we have a catchphrase: ‘Nobody will notice, Jon.’ We adopted it from Terrance Dicks, script editor of our favourite era of Doctor Who. He said it while discussing a cheeky plot…
In our house, we have a catchphrase: ‘Nobody will notice, Jon.’ We adopted it from Terrance Dicks, script editor of our favourite era of Doctor Who. He said it while discussing a cheeky plot…
September 21, 2019
Author! Author! Where have you been?
Writing! she shouted. Yes, it’s been over two months since my last post here and I must apologize for the silence. But I’ve been writing. Yes. Writing. Just not blog posts. What have I been writing? Perceval’s Shadow, the first … Continue reading →
July 14, 2019
I’m Back…I Think
My last post was almost a month ago?! My, how time flies. But at least my news is good this time. My physical recovery has been positive and steady. I’m back at my job, working a reduced hour schedule and … Continue reading →
