Book Giveaway! – And The Book That Changed My Life
I am about to retreat into Copyedit Cave, but I’d love to give away a few books first, and maybe discuss my profound love for the Novel That Changed My Life. For just the book giveaway, scroll down until you see the pictures! In the meantime, I’ll discuss: THE BOOK THAT CHANGED MY LIFE It… Read more
Read MoreHello Ello: What’s the Best Writerly Advice You’d Give Your Younger Self – S.J. Kincaid
Hello Ello: What’s the Best Writerly Advice You’d Give Your Younger Self – S.J. Kincaid This is a post I did for Ellen Oh’s blog. Her story, THE DRAGON KING CHRONICLES, is being published by HarperCollins in 2013. We’ve been together on the blueboards for a while, and got our contracts around the same time,… Read more
Read MoreBeginnings are the Bane of My Existence
If you’ve been around the writing blogosphere for a while, you’ve probably encountered the same classic bits of advice I have about beginning a story:Never start with a character waking up…Never start with an action scene before a reader is invested in the characters & aware of the stakes involved…Never start with a character gazing… Read more
Read MoreWhat I’m Reading
As I’ve mentioned before, I have a scattered attention span– so I usually don’t focus on a single book at a time. Just a quick update on what I’m currently reading. What I’m reading now… The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern I was lucky enough to borrow a copy of this ARC. The circus arrives… Read more
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