• Life in 3 – The Hawaii Kickoff

    Life in 3 – The Hawaii Kickoff

    Life in 3…highlights, hits & heartbreaks. A short list of three observations and reflections every day. Could be funny, could be sad…who knows? Depends what’s on my mind. Read more

  • Writer Checklist: Self Edit Before You Submit the Final

    Dear writer, Think it takes a long time to get your edited novel back? There are many different things that go into an extensive line edit of your book, but you can help speed up the process. The stage and state in which your novel is received determines the length of time it takes an Read more

  • Hone Your Craft to Own Your Craft

    The conversation went a little something like this: “OMG, are you reading a dictionary right now?” After glancing up and trying NOT to roll my eyes irretrievably into their sockets, “No, Hon, I’m actually reading a professional guide for editors to refresh my knowledge and see what’s new in the field.” “So, like a dictionary, Read more

  • From Editor to Reader: How to Put Down the Red Pen and Read a Damned Book for Fun

    Being an editor is great for so many reasons, but I’ll name just a few so we can all get back to writing and creating: It’s nerdy. Cue eraser residue, chalk dust, and inspirational cat posters. As angsty as 6th grade was, there were still some pretty great moments—a lot of them in English class. Read more

  • Your Readers Aren’t Bumblefucks: How to Tell They’re Smart & Treat Them That Way

    When you empower your readers, you create excited, confident readers. You produce readers of more books! Remember every time you had a great book-reading experience as a kid or young adult? What did you do? You went and found another book. As writers, that’s all we can hope for: readers who want to READ MORE… Read more

  • Build the Thrill: Murder Lazy Verbs & Resuscitate Your Writing

    We’ve all written shit. Why? Because it’s easy to slide into the sludge pit of ‘went, said, did, saw…the end.’ And occasionally, the private brain-thesaurus we depend on simply refuses to give up anything useful. Read more