And other reasons you may need an editor.
“I hope I don’t catch flack from my wife,” the author wrote me, “for having to write on Mother’s Day.”
I understood what he meant, even if he didn’t type flak.
What’s the difference? The first means a publicity agent. The second is a burst of anti-aircraft fire. I know which one I’d rather catch.
How can you insure … Continue reading
Give them the problems flagged in your junk emails.
Before I clear my spam folder, I always take a quick scan to check if there’s anything legitimate.
This past week as I scanned the subject line, I thought They must think my life’s a mess. Imagine if someone had all those problems.
I began to imagine just that — and decided that novelists who … Continue reading
Make the most of what works for you.
You’ll never see my favorite writing tools as the topic of a writers workshop. They’re not guaranteed to help you plot your novel or craft a winning book proposal.
They’re not that specialized. But for me they’re effective, even essential. I can’t remember a project where they didn’t come into play.
They’re also inexpensive. I … Continue reading