Monthly Archives: February, 2009
Revisions Or Make Me Beautiful…
The pages before me are nothing spectacular or eye catching, the basic form of the story, a rough draft. A few pretty features mingled with the unsightly, overall its average at best.
Do Your Deadlines Whoosh By?
If you find your deadlines fly by – maybe you can journal your way to success.
Learning to Revise
In my attempts to come up with my February blog idea I searched saved files, old notebooks, idea boxes filled with clippings and articles. It came to me as I sat in the pedicure chair bouncing ideas back and forth with my daughter in the chair next to me. I have been revising my story for what [...]
Things You Don’t Learn in College
I should be mad at Maggie Rivers. I should blame her for the obsessed person that I am today. I should never forgive her for turning me into a crazy person that will never again lead a normal clueless, uninformed, beige life. I should, I could, I would except that I actually enjoy what has [...]
Writing the Back Cover
Writing a story in a way that will captivate someone else can be learned. Sometimes there is inspiration and you find yourself writing the story as fast as you can. Other times it is darned hard to get it down. To tell the truth, it’s hard work most of the time. I’ve taken courses in [...]