Not Everyone Is Your AudienceMarch 6, 2025A teacher friend recently asked me if I would come speak to her English class, as an editor and writer.…
Editing, Revision, and Giving Up on a StoryFebruary 27, 2025When an author hires a professional editor, they are consulting an expert in the field with extensive experience and knowledge…
Assessing Writing Feedback: Criticism, Commentary, and CritiqueJanuary 18, 2024If you’d like to receive my blog in your in-box each week, click here. Imagine living in a world without mirrors.…
Handling Rejection (and What Rejection Letters Mean—and Don’t Mean)August 25, 2022If you’d like to receive my blog in your in-box each week, click here. In parts one and two of this…
How to Utilize Critique and Incorporate It into Your StoryJuly 29, 2021If you’d like to receive these posts in your in-box each week, click here. If you’re following along in this mini-series…
How to Handle Critique of Your WorkJuly 22, 2021If you’d like to receive these posts in your in-box each week, click here. Last week I talked about how to…
How to Effectively Give CritiqueJuly 15, 2021One of the most important skills you need as an author is the ability to objectively assess your story (editing)…