Give readers a book sample straight from your blog
This is highly cool, and I’m surprised it hasn’t come to my attention till now. (I wish I could find the blog I learned it from!) You can stick a … Continue reading
Gender mender
Originally posted on Indie-Scribable:
First of all, I wanted to sing the praises of Grammar Girl (aka Mignon Fogarty), who posts well-argued answers to questions of grammar and usage. I…
Rubin-esque
It’s a real pleasure to tell you about my most recent Indie-Scribable project. I’m sure you all know and love Carrie Rubin, author of the extraordinary Eating Bull — the … Continue reading
Ghosts in the attic
Funny how, when you’re young and not quite aware yet that you want to be a novelist, your experiences get parked in a special crate in your head for easy … Continue reading
Manual labor
Originally posted on Indie-Scribable:
There’s the Bible. There’s the Koran. There’s the Torah. And there’s The Chicago Manual of Style. Most editors rely on the CMS as their sole reference…
Measure twice, cut once
Originally posted on Indie-Scribable:
You’ve heard it before, and it’s true: Every writer needs an editor. You can read your book only so many times before your eyes glaze over…
Oh my papa
The last time I saw my dad, I knew, in the back of my heart, that it would be the last time. I said, “We’ll work through this.” He was … Continue reading
A new blog for Indie-Scribable
Announcing my new WordPress blog to publicize Indie-Scribable, my editing service for indie authors. Have a look here. If you’re a follower of What The Hell, I hope you’ll hop … Continue reading
No e-grets? Or, The Way We Whir
Started reading a collection of essays by Rebecca Solnit the other day and came across one that I could really relate to. It’s about how things used to be. In … Continue reading
Finally!! The wait is over … nearly
Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
It’s been one-month-and-a-day since I wrote this Guest Post on Seumas Gallacher’s blog, in which I listed the 10 ways I was dealing…
WHAT THE HELL 