What is the price of perfection? When you pay for professional editing, shouldn’t you be assured that your book will be error-free? Accuracy rates for professional editors today are quite high. Yet language and the art of writing don’t lend… Read More ›
expectations
The Care and Conservation of Beta Readers (Guest Post)…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Several years ago, a new phrase crept into my vocabulary. I wasn’t sure where I first heard it, but it was repeated regularly among writing circles in online conversations such…
Sometimes Change is Good
For some of us the idea of something new, of “change”, is good. Heck, when I was a kid I rarely lived in one house for more than 2 years – my mother was “young and wild” and some part… Read More ›
The Writing Trap
What’s the trap? Getting stuck in a rut… Writing the same story or character over and over and over again just because it “sells” or it’s “what my fans want” or “it’s all I’ve ever known.” As writers we need… Read More ›
Poetry & Identity
I have been struggling with this concept for nearly 3 years now. I’m unhappy as an individual when my life revolves solely around my child – don’t get me wrong, I love him dearly but I’m not the kind of… Read More ›