Let me tell you a sad story. So two years ago, I went to RWA. I ended up having lunch with a girl I’d never met, a friend of an acquaintance. She was very nice, and she was coming to lunch fresh off a pitch session with an editor. She claimed the pitch had gone …
A tragic tale of shattered dreams (Oh, and how to plot a novel.) Read More »
A friend emailed me the other day and asked where I find time to write. It’s not the first time I’ve been asked this question. I have a full time job — a real full time job, made up of a forty hour work week, combined with an hour long commute each way. I have …
All right, no one came out pointing fingers and calling me a no-talent hack, so we’ll keep this going. Enough rules. Let’s just talk. Passive voice In my experience (and let’s be honest, it’s not all that vast), passive voice is one of the most misunderstood aspects of writing. Raise your hand if you’ve gotten …
Haha, that title’s kind of a joke right there. I’m not one for the writing posts. I’m not a teacher, I don’t have an MFA, and there are a billion-and-one posts all over the web about how to strengthen your writing. But there’s not a lot out there about revising, especially for beginner writers. There’s …
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