Monthly Archives: March 2010

I finally received the long-awaited critique and I am very, very happy. Found lots of issues for me to work on and offered many creative ideas to improve the overall story. There were a number of points I disagreed on, … Continue reading →

There are many ways people try to explain what writing a story is like. Just this morning I was on my way home when I started thinking about “dead wood” – I’d earlier told a friend that I was trying … Continue reading →

I’ve begun editing the opening chapter to get rid of dead wood – detail that doesn’t move the story and doesn’t really add to it either. The goal is to make it leaner and meaner with every word carrying its … Continue reading →

Being in a holding pattern is a lonely, scary place to be. You reach out to people for a simple opinion, hoping for a little encouragement, a little truth, and in the end the experience is akin to The Emperor’sNew … Continue reading →