Know Thy Commandments
Hi Everybody, Familiar with the 10 Commandments? Who isn’t? But back in December of 2009, I came at aspiring writers with 8 very important commandments. Read more
Hi Aspiring Writers, Just stopping by to share something I’ve learned with you. I’ve learned that there are eight basic commandments for writing, and if you can follow these, you... Read more
Hi Aspiring Writers, Are you thinking the publishing business is a battlefield? Well, it is…in a way. Evenso, you can’t start a relationship with a publisher, editor or agent by being pushy... Read more
Hi Everybody, Just dashing through to share some information about manuscript submission lengths. No matter your genre, the odds are you have wondered just how many pages your precious manus... Read more
Hi Everybody, Just thought I’d touch on self-editing for a bit. Now, true writers know they have to edit their work. Only a newbie would believe you can send out work that’s never been edite... Read more
Hello Aspiring Writers, Have you ever submitted a story to an agent, editor or publisher, only to be told you use too many passive sentences? Were you advised to minimize the passive sentenc... Read more
Hi Everybody, Just stopping by to ask an important writing question (Yes, another one!). Is your work readable? Now, I didn’t say legible, I said readable. Is that wonderful story that you l... Read more
Hello Everyone, Just thought I would drop a line and explain some of the publishing terms and abbreviations you may see when you are conversing with writers, editors or publishers. Read more