Books about writing won’t instantly help your craft.
by Andy Scheer
The author insisted I critique her novel’s first chapter. I put nearly five hours into it: reading the pages, evaluating and commenting on aspects of her craft, then editing the entire chapter.
Can you point to progress you’re making?
by Andy Scheer
How are you coming on your work-in-progress? On your goals for the year?
With the weekend and the holiday, I just took three days off from my day job. Likely you did too. I hope the break did you good.
As we begin of the year’s second half, I find it a good time to review where I stand in key areas.
In some I’m … Continue reading
There are limits to “fair use.”
by Andy Scheer
Halfway through the manuscript, I’ve found three violations that could land author in big trouble. At the least they could prevent the book from getting published.
First this author quoted a full poem, mentioning only the author’s name. Sorry, but that’s not … Continue reading