How did you Come Up with the Title Andrea & the Five Day Challenge originally started as a short story I’d...
This week seems to be the week to blog about small presses, and seeing so many posts brought something to my mind. I’ve always considered Pelican Book Group to be a small press—as I’m sure most people do—but what exactly makes a small press a small press? Is it the size of its catalogue, number of employees, the benefits and drawbacks of being published by said press, or is it strictly the annual revenue generated (and is any of that good or bad)? As I pondered these things, I decided to do a comparison of what large publishers do and what this small press (Pelican Book Group) does.
How did you Come Up with the Title Andrea & the Five Day Challenge originally started as a short story I’d...
A lot of editors have a list of words they prefer not to see at all, prefer to see as little as possible, or prefer to...
While different editors might wince over certain areas of editing, I believe I can come up with a few items that make...
Some authors believe all passive sentences are bad. They’ve heard the rule that all forms of to be are to be cut from...
I mentioned recently, that I’ve been pondering why some writers couldn’t care less about the ins and outs of grammar...
My husband and I have experienced an event that was sitcom worthy. Often we sit around and laugh about the mass exodus...
We all have our little darlings, words, lines, scenes, chapters, that we love. Then a critique partner or an editor...
Editing for word count can be the most freeing experiences an author can endure. Yes, we hate to think that even one...
There is a video game I like to play. Throughout the game, you are given choices to carry things with you, to tell the...
Ten Commandments of Writing 1. When thou knowest not the spelling of a word, thou shalt look it up. 2. Thou shalt edit...
I attended the Florida Christian Writer’s Conference this last weekend. This is a great conference, and if you’ve...
Write your best story. Great advice, but the sentiment is vague. What is your best story? The market (both traditional...