For me, line editing is the longest part of the editing process. Like many writers, I have an inner editor who wants every word, phrase and sentence to be perfect. Who doesn’t want their work to be the best it …
Interview with S. M. Boyce – Part IV
“It’s very hard especially at first to separate you from your art, because your art doesn’t necessarily define you.” ~ S. M. Boyce C. R. Trumbo and I interviewed the lovely S. M Boyce in April, and and today is the final instalment! Our …
Brief Update ~ End-of-August
I haven’t done a proper update since May and I’ve been making some steady progress, so here’s another list-of-things-i’ve-done. In my previous posts, I’ve mentioned that I had this week as a deadline for sending my novel off to an …
Interview with S. M. Boyce – Part III
It’s my birthday tomorrow! … Just thought you should know … ~ “I really think self-publishing is a gift to writers. I think that it gives you control over your work, it empowers you to feel like you actually know …
Beta-Reading: Faith in my Writing Skills
Since March 2013, I’ve begun to frame my writing as “a career”. But that brings about all sorts of “legitimacy” concerns. Am I a real writer? These issues arise especially at the editing stage – where I tend to find …
Interview with S. M. Boyce – Part II
“I’ve learned a lot of lessons. But I think the biggest would be to have patience with your dream.” ~ S. M. Boyce C. R. Trumbo and I interviewed the lovely S. M Boyce in April, and and we’re now posting …