Oct 24, 2013 | writing craft and process
Some time ago I posted about Revision [read post here]. Since that time, I’ve had the privilege to speak with dozens of authors about the revision process, revision techniques, and more. As recently as this past weekend, I spoke at a workshop about Robust Revision –...
Jul 11, 2013 | personal growth
image from www.chalkboardmanifesto.com procrastinate: from Latin, of tomorrow I can be a procrastinator. There. I admit it. I can put things off until…whenever. I can delay. I can come up with excuses. I can opt to do the easy rather than the...
May 29, 2013 | children's book publishing, writing craft and process
Writers are atlas makers Do you remember playing make-believe when you were little? Playing with your friends, or with dolls or stuffed animals, and creating elaborate and often complex scenarios, relationships, situations, and rules within a make-believe world...
Mar 29, 2013 | writing craft and process
“I always find if you read fiction out loud you know what you have to change by what you stumble over.” – Alice Hoffman. As anyone who has worked with me knows, I’m a huge proponent of reading our manuscripts aloud. It’s critical...
Mar 22, 2013 | children's book publishing, writing craft and process
Publishers have backlist – the list of older books still available to the public, as opposed to titles newly published, called frontlist. Building a strong and reputable backlist has traditionally been seen as the way to produce a profitable publishing house. Backlist...