Bother. It’s hard to write about not following your own advice, isn’t it? In the last post, I made very true remarks about the importance and necessity of daily writing. Slogging ahead. No matter what. Right? Well…I got off my routine. I realized that my July 4 deadline for Lords of Askalon was incompatible with …
Tag: editing
Aug 11
The Essential Checklist for the Self-Published Author
It’s an unfortunate thing that there’s a stigma associated with self-publishing. I don’t think most people look at a self-employed plumber and say, with a shake of their heads, “Gosh. I guess he must not be good enough to cut it at a big plumbing company.” Most of us, I think, are happy to support …
Jul 19
Storytime
Well, S.K. is on vacation so you’re stuck with another blog post from me. (Hope you’re enjoying the beach, S.K. Without me. Yep…enjoying mojitos on the beach, with the waving palm trees and parrots……without me….). (I’m only slightly jealous. Slightly.) Anyway. Angsting aside, I just read a fabulous blog post by Jane Friedman called Why …
May 16
When Good Stories Go Bad…
Well, “bad” may be a bit harsh. And maybe what I want to talk about today isn’t so much when a formerly good story becomes a mutant monster of epic proportions. What I want to talk about is something I have a bit more experience with — when a good story idea starts bad. You …
May 04
Crossing the Finish Line
You’ve typed the last sentence, added the last end punctuation. You sit back with a satisfied sigh and hit save. It’s finished…finally. Isn’t it? Not quite. The editing process is probably the most arduous and time-consuming part of the craft of writing. And indeed, as we all know, he who refuses to edit is a …
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