The Process…from manuscript to book from author’s point of view

Galleys for Amazon Ink arrived yesterday; corrections are due back to Pocket by Monday–which means I’m busy groaning and dreading. :) I posted a tongue in cheek note about this on Facebook and a number of people replied with congrats. Got me thinking maybe people didn’t understand what...

Cool online find a font tool…

Frequently when I’m designing a bookmark or other promotional material I find myself in the position of trying to match a font to a book cover. People who have not taken graphic arts classes tend to think this is a simple task–trust me, it’s not. I took a class in college where that was one...

Turning points what they are and why we need them…

As a writer I think we “know” a lot of things, and probably do many instinctively (automatically following story structure because we have read so much, etc.), but that is different from really “getting” something. For some reason, I recently had an epiphany about turning points. I...

The most boring part of writing…and goals

Has to be editing. I don’t mean revising where you figure out what is wrong and how to fix it–that can be fun. No, I mean taking someone else’s comments–frequently just noting repeated words, or missed commas–and trolling through your manuscript to fix them. BOR-ING. So, as you...

Writing Articles

I added a page on my web site for articles on writing by me. Right now I only have three up, but thought I’d post a link here in case anyone was curious. They pretty much cover my plotting process.

Great Villains…

Have you all read or seen The Devil Wears Prada? I just finished the movie last night–well kind of, the disc was cracked and stopped RIGHT at the end (but that’s another story). Anyway, how great was Miranda? I mean really–did you love her or hate her or both? Lauren Weisberger created one...