When I was browsing Thursday night looking for information about pacing, I came across a quote from “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Writing a Novel.” Not being a complete idiot, I’m not normally attracted to such books, but the quote was well-written and made sense and clarified something I hadn’t quite thought through, so I […]
Cruising for what publishers really think of a novel that comes in under their suggested length (they hate ’em, apparently) I stumbled on Orson Scott Card’s writing site. Have you seen this? If you’re interested in writing, it’s certainly worth a visit (plan for an extended stay). He’s quite good at putting things into words
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It’s just one of those things. If someone were observing, they could tell who knows me well by the advice they give. Today was a long, BAD day. Nothing major, just a lot of idiocy and crap ending up in front of my desk when I really don’t need it. (like, when do I ever