Deadlines
Over the summer, I compiled a “To Do” list of 76 items to revise on the memoir I’ve been writing for the past few years. I’d hired a freelance editor
November 2, 2009
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The Pen is Your Friend
“A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” – Thomas Mann (1875 – 1955) People often ask whether I write by
September 1, 2009
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Lose That Dead Weight
No. Not the love handles. Lose the extra flab in your manuscript! Rachel Gardner has an excellent post on the topic: “Tighten Up Your Manuscript.” Here’s a checklist of things
August 17, 2009
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Nose To The Ground
In Women Who Run With The Wolves Clarissa Pinkola Estes writes: Wolves never look more funny than when they have lost the scent and scrabble to find it again: they
July 1, 2009
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Hi Ho. Hi Ho. It’s Off to School I Go!
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” – Mark Twain I’m headed for Marydale, Kentucky to the 10-day Writer’s Retreat Workshop. It’s never too late to learn
May 29, 2009
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To See Again
“I’m not a very good writer, but I’m an excellent rewriter.” – James Michener Re-vision. To see again. I’m revising the 72,000 word first draft of my novel. The biggest
May 2, 2009
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Reality Check
I’ll admit it. I’m a daydreamer. Some days, when I don’t feel like writing, I imagine what it would be like to have a book hit the New York Times
April 22, 2009
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Blurry
“Books are never finished, they are merely abandoned.” – Oscar Wilde When the writing is slow, I fear I’ve forgotten everything I know about how to write a book. Everything
March 27, 2009
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Quick! The Rabbit’s Napping
“Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.” – T.S. Eliot Taped to the edge of my computer screen is a yellowing newspaper horoscope from September 25, 2003:
March 3, 2009
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Google Settlement
Has Google violated your copyright? If you’ve published a book in the past several years, Google has probably published it online thereby stepping on your copyright toes. Participate in the
March 2, 2009
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