So there I am, with a finished version of the story that makes me reasonably happy. Remember, parts of this book have already been rewritten several times. So, what’s next? Next comes the meticulous sentence by sentence rewrite. The first bit is … Continue reading
I had my first two novels published without even being aware that there were such people as beta readers. Oh, one or two family members had read the books, or versions of them – but my family members are far … Continue reading
Every publisher has their own way of doing things, so don’t take this as necessarily the norm. This is just the way it’s done at my main publisher, with my particular editor and copy editor. When I have decided (hopefully … Continue reading
Patty had a second question: Is there ever a chance you’ll like your second and third books better than the first? It seems to me there is such exhilaration at finishing the first, it has to stay your favourite for a … Continue reading
There’s a great discussion on this topic going on over at Karen Miller’s blog. Here is part of what I wrote in the comments section: I must admit I have never read fanfic and have no desire to do so. Nor … Continue reading
This should actually be called “world building when you don’t have a clue” although I’m not talking about general world creation [a la god], but something perhaps of more of value to all writers – what do you do when … Continue reading
Ok, I have spent four days on this darn synopsis, (actually for a quartet rather than a trilogy). Which is ridiculous. I can write 5,000 words on a good day, and it has taken me four days to write a … Continue reading
Patty made a comment yesterday that prompted this post…thanks, Patty. Let me start by saying that there is something that does remain a mystery to me, and that’s how authors – some of them, anyway – seem to know exactly … Continue reading
Sometimes I get some intimation of what people think about writers – and it’s not quite what one may expect. Here’s a question from a poster on a Message Board about sff: is everyone a potentual writer? Is it jus … Continue reading
A friend emailed yesterday. She had been telling me for ages how hard she was finding the writing of her new contracted book – it was coming along far too slowly and each page had to be wrung out of … Continue reading
