A friend (actually, more than one, come to think of it) pointed me at a ranty post made by another writer this last week. I looked at it, shook my head, and went back to homework. But it stayed with me. Not the first part of the rant, which was… well, it didn’t make sense, … Continue reading
It is finally spring break! Which means I will bury myself in editing Trickster at long last, and have it to my editor by the end of the week. Fingers crossed that all goes well. I celebrated my break beginning by writing a short story Friday afternoon, which was a fun surprise. My brain is … Continue reading
A few of us were kidding around in the writing group I belong to online. It’s not your average group: we never show one another examples of work for critique, although we use one another as guinea pigs, er, beta readers, from time to time. This group is more for motivation. We post word counts, … Continue reading
My weekly post is up at ASM: Click Here I compare two of my favorite pasttimes to one another, gardening and writing. Also, how editing is a lot like weeding! Continue reading
For some reason, Amazing Stories published two of my blog posts yesterday. Ooops… Oh well, I hope you enjoy my slightly tongue-in-cheek take on the art of editing. http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2013/02/vital-editing/ All the ingredients, but until they are combined and cooked, they don’t make much sense. Without editing, a story can be a lumpy mess. Continue reading
Cedar Writes 