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Six Lessons from the Second Draft
If you could see the befuddled muddle I laughingly call the first draft of my new novel, you’d lock me up and take away my license to practice writing. Continue reading
Begin Again
Tell me if this sounds familiar — when I’m particularly distressed, I narrate current events to myself as if I were watching a play. I’m sure the psychoanalysts among you will have a word for it. No pun intended. Continue reading
All Change
It’s Inauguration Day in the US. Despite recent events — Covid, the assault on the Capitol — the event will go on, a bit like Celine Dion’s heart. Sometimes you have to make modifications because, to quote a teething blanket I saw once, ‘spit happens.’ Continue reading
Revision is a Dish that’s Best Served Cold
The other day I decided to update my files. As I’ve mentioned before, I keep a number of spreadsheets that track works in progress, stories submitted / accepted, and so forth. This has been a difficult year for a number … Continue reading
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