Some big news this week. I was accepted to the Squaw Valley Community of Writers! It was not the first time I applied, and so I’m feeling particularly proud of […]
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Use GoodReads to Avoid the Mistakes that Other Authors Make
I had lunch with a writer friend of mine recently. We were talking about the projects that we’re working on, and the challenges we’re facing, when the conversation turned to […]
Seven Steps to Writing a Novel
Some really good advice for writers struggling to get words on the page and he breaks down his ideas into seven steps, simple things we can all do.
An Atlas, Not An Outline
When I think in these terms, I see my outline as a map of the world I’m creating, an atlas of all the possibilities, and I’m free to just write.
Writing the Query Letter Synopsis
In this week’s post I share the many iterations of my query letter synopsis along with the thought process I went through to arrive at my final version.
Not Just Done, But Done Right
How did I know that none of those drafts was the one that deserved a final polish? How did I know when it was not just done, but done right?
The Waiting Place
The Waiting Place… …for people just waiting. Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the […]