“Somehow, great editors ask the right questions or pose things to you that get you to write better. It’s a dance between you, your characters, and your editor.” – Patricia MacLachlan I’ve been thinking about how I like to be edited, which made...
I was listening to Pandora and Ok Go’s “What To Do?” came on, and it reminded me of when the album first came out and I had made a cassette (cassette!) to bring to work at the pharmacy the summer after I started college. In the song, there’s a...
Today, we are holding a self-run session among the retreat group to discuss query letters, the synopsis and a writer’s CV. I’ll be leading the talk on query letters and we’ll do a critique session at the end. (No worries if you aren’t on the...