Blog Post Category: editing

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Sometimes it Takes a Carrot

Sometimes it Takes a Carrot

I found and purchased up a Nintendo NES Classic. If I'm a good girl – if I finish my proofreading edits – then I can open it up and play for an ...

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Quick Status Update

Quick Status Update

This week I am really channeling my focus into making the proofing edits of Flotsam, so I want to keep this short. Also, apologies for the lack of ...

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Process: Pre-Production and En Utero Marketing

Process: Pre-Production and En Utero Marketing

Flotsam - Pre-production Working through the proofreading edits, reviewing and applying to my master Scrivener pile. Amassing questions/clarif...

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2016: The Biggest Year Ever

2016: The Biggest Year Ever

David Bowie died on January 10th. Two days before, he released an amazing album that celebrated the process of his struggle with creativity and de...

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Revising Book Two

Revising Book Two

Revising. Book. Two. I still marvel at that concept. In this year I wrapped up Flotsam, which had been my sole focus for so long. And now I'm wo...

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Trying to finish strong

Trying to finish strong

2016 has been a pretty amazing year for me. Enough that, even though I definitely understand where they're coming from, I prickle at seeing the "Fu...

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Death of Momentum

Death of Momentum

I haven't written in four days. This is nearly unthinkable for me. I've skipped one or two days before, at least in the morning, but almost always ...

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Life After NaNoWriMo

Life After NaNoWriMo

I've had a really hard time focusing, or at least slipping into the creative brain state while writing, since I finished draft 1 of Salvage on Nove...

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A Finished Book

A Finished Book

Watchers of my Asimov Hour daily journal will already know this, and I can't believe I didn't get around to posting this last Tuesday, but: Flot...

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Story Grid Takeaways: Genre Provides

Story Grid Takeaways: Genre Provides

This weekend I finished reading Shawn Coyne's The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know. I have already listened to all The Story Grid podcast epis...

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