Taking a knife to the kidneys with grace is an art form. And by knife to the kidneys I mean, of course, taking a critique. I’ve ranted before on the different type of critiquers and how some of them honestly just aren’t helpful and I still believe that. Critiquing is an art that’s learned, (a … Continue reading Accepting a Knife to the Kidneys (With a Smile)
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The Best Writing I’ll Ever Do
You know what the worst is? No? Well, how could you there are a bazillion answers to that. At the moment, I’m talking about rewriting. Now let me be clear, there are different kinds of rewriting. Most of them are not awful at all. Like: When you decide a scene doesn’t work and cut it. … Continue reading The Best Writing I’ll Ever Do
Taglines and Editing
Who knew that writing twenty words could take a week? Well… most author’s doing this longer than me. This week my quest was to write my logline, and to a lesser extent my pitch. Read a couple articles, jumped in wrote it. Read a couple more, rewrote every word (well almost.) Then I shared it … Continue reading Taglines and Editing
I am a Rock
Currently, I’m listening to Simon & Garfunkel on repeat, in specific I Am a Rock. I’ve never met anyone else who does this, that is, listens to a single song on repeat for hours at a time. But for me there is nothing better than finding that single song that speaks to your soul in … Continue reading I am a Rock
The Know-it-all, the Skimmer, the Ego-stroker, the Drama Queen and the Sparrow Fart
“That’s not how I do it,” I would whine. “Well, how you’re doing it isn’t working,” my mother/father/brother/ husband responds “But it does work…it worked before. I don’t know what’s wrong now.” I’ve had the preceding argument so many times in my life that both my loved ones and I have it memorized. Taking advice … Continue reading The Know-it-all, the Skimmer, the Ego-stroker, the Drama Queen and the Sparrow Fart
What Standardized Testing Taught Me
None of the Above. That was my all-time favorite answer when taking a bubble test. Sometimes ‘All of the Above’ was equally enthralling. I did well on standardized testing. I know, I know, surprise for a little white girl in a white collar neighborhood, right? Despite scoring in the top 25% even in my ‘bad’ … Continue reading What Standardized Testing Taught Me
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