How to Give Good Critique
A friend and critique partner of mine (and she knows who she is, so this isn’t a series of hints for other crit partners!) gave me some feedback on my story a few months ago. I was quiet for a bit, because while she had some great ideas for my story, some of them came … Read more
Punctuation Station
K. M. Weiland had a poll on her blog last week, asking readers to choose their favorite punctuation mark. Neither the ampersand nor the parenthesis was listed, so I had to choose “other” (and thankfully did not have to choose between the two). And I was thinking, you know, nobody really shows love to ampersands … Read more
Friday Five
The quick-and-dirty-I-just-had-a-life-changing-ham-and-cheese-croissant-version… 1. I just had a life-changing ham and cheese croissant. I got it at the Nugget and had it grilled, added mayonnaise and lettuce. Paired it with a vanilla cream soda. Bestlunchever. 2. Forever revising. Revising doesn’t end until I shelve it in a cruddy hand-me-down binder, or until it’s shelved at a … Read more
Parenting and Productivity
Before I had Z, I considered myself fairly productive. I finished the first draft of a novel, which seemed like a pretty big deal at the time. It took me about two years. After Z, I finished another novel draft in one year. My third one took about six months or so. Today, just finished … Read more
Why I Write
Friend and critique partner Jo Hart wrote a post on the Top 5 Reasons Why I Write, and it got me thinking about my own reasons. 1. I’m in love with words. Any language. Ever read a story, poem, or novel, and just hug the book to yourself afterward? And think, “Wow, I can only … Read more
