The difference between a bad writer and a good writer is that a good writer knows he needs help. Publishers used to have people on staff to provide that help. Not anymore. We are on our own. Yet we dare not trust to our own evaluation of how good our writing is. There are three … Continue reading It takes a village to raise a book
editing
The Editorial Burden That Weighs on the Author
This is the title of an excellent article on the need for editing, posted today by C.S. Lakin. Every aspiring writer should take this seriously, including myself. We have a natural tendency to be blind to the flaws in our own writing. You will find the article here.
Do it yourself customer service
A resident in a nearby home for seniors, let's call him Frank, gets around fairly well in a wheelchair. However, Frank has limited strength on one side, so he also has an electric wheelchair that he sometimes uses. Recently he discovered that a small spring assembly from one of the front wheels was missing. Presumably … Continue reading Do it yourself customer service
Spirit-led writing
The biggest publishing sensation during my younger years was On the Road by Jack Kerouac. He had taken a long roll of paper, aligned the top edge of the roll on the platen of his typewriter and never stopped typing until he had filled the roll from top to bottom. A publisher decided to take … Continue reading Spirit-led writing
