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…
Anatomy of a Revision (Or, Surmounting the Suck)February 15, 2024My actual journey across the Suckpits of Suckville to the shiny gates of Finished Draft City, in case it might…
How Writers Revise—Sherry Thomas and Concentrating on the WorkMarch 2, 2023This post is part of the monthly How Writers Revise series, where I talk with successful authors about their editing and revision…
How Writers Revise: Allison Winn Scotch and Creating a Career on Your Own TermsNovember 3, 2022This post is part of the monthly How Writers Revise series, where I talk with successful authors about their editing…
Failure IS an OptionJuly 28, 2022This is not the way that phrase is usually deployed, of course—instead we get the über-American, ultra-type-A, seriously pressure-inducing, “Failure…
How to Read Like an EditorJune 30, 2022If you’d like to receive my blog in your in-box each week, click here. “If you want to be a writer,…
How Writers Revise: Rochelle Weinstein and Building Grassroots SuccessMay 5, 2022This post is part of the monthly How Writers Revise series, where I talk with successful authors about their editing and revisions…
“Leave Me Alone–I Know What I’m Doing”April 21, 2022Fans of Formula 1 racing, as I have unexpectedly become thanks to my F1-obsessed husband, may recognize this quote from…
How Writers Revise: The Relentless Resilience of Ruta SepetysFebruary 3, 2022This post is part of the monthly How Writers Revise series, where I talk with successful authors about their editing…
3 Things to Know When Hiring a ProJanuary 13, 2022I recently decided to record an audiobook version of my book Intuitive Editing. I know zero things about the recording…