Back in the days of my critique group, my groupmates offered staunch praise for my first novel manuscript. Bless them. They'd schlepped along with me as the story evolved and morphed through 2 prior formats, beginning as a short story and transitioning into a screenplay before the novel form finally took hold. I think their investment in the tale ( Read more... )

"To be a better writer means being a better editor."

I have no idea if I should attribute someone for the above pithy-ism, but it's something I've known in my heart for a long, long time. Better yet, I've lived it. In my day job where nonfiction prevails (please no snide remarks about how marketing & sales copy paired with nonfiction is a classic ( Read more... )