Cut and Paste (and Cut Again)

It was time to look for an editor. Actually, it was a little early for that, but I was so excited to get going that I started shopping for that tough love relationship about 60,000 words into my work (which ended up being about 80,000 in all). So where should a new blood start? It … Continue reading Cut and Paste (and Cut Again)

The Critic

Remember that Jon Lovitz cartoon where the titular character ended every review with "it stinks!"? I thought it was pretty funny, mostly because I had not a) put anything out there to be rated, and b) had not been told anything of mine stunk. Well, now I can check off both a and b. After … Continue reading The Critic

Brainchild

It all started with a memory. I'm not going to lie... my fiction is based on snippets of borrowed life. A quirk, a snippet of overheard conversation, a nemesis from my adult life. The fun thing about writing is that you get to keep people guessing. And boy, does that get interesting. Funny enough, Daughters of … Continue reading Brainchild