I read the most touching article last week. Written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, a well known children’s author and filmmaker. It was titled, “You May Want to Marry My Husband.” It was written along the lines of a match.com profile, and it described the charms, kindnesses, and deep expressions of love her husband had shown her…
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Distractions: Writing, Wait, Cleaning. No! Writing! New Computer! No! Writing. Promotion…
I should be preparing for a trip I’m leaving for later this morning, but I’m running late on the blog, and, let’s face it, will I want to finish it up in California? No. Wait . . . the airport. I could do it on the plane or at the airport (I intend to arrive…
Rocky Mountain Writer #75
Abby J. Reed & When Planets Fall Abby J. Reed is the guest with her first novel, When Planets Fall. The young adult science fiction fantasy comes out later this spring from Soul Mate Press and it has already drawn nifty advance praise. Kirkus Reviews has already called it “propulsive” and “sharply crafted.” On the…
After the Editing: When an agent says it’s ready!
Not that long ago I put up a post about what it’s like editing with an agent. Well it’s time to take that a step farther. Because Deity Six, my very first completed novel, has since transitioned from 1) finding an agent. And 2) going through and finishing edits with said agent. To step 3)…
Magic-Wand Words
Remember the Disney production of Cinderella, when the good witches waved their magic wands of blue, red and green? Their glitter flowed like Fourth of July sparklers, creating magic. That’s what my blog is about this month—the magic that happens with words. In an entire novel, only a few or at most several dozen of…