You’re almost ready to hire a developmental editor. But you’re worried about what getting this feedback will do to you. How it will feel, and how it will affect you. After all, the last thing you want is for your trajectory as a writer to get derailed. You don’t want to suffer a creative U-turn…
Whether you’d already gotten your developmental editing feedback, are waiting for it (agonizing, I know), or want some orientation before you pull the trigger, you may be wondering: How do I make sense of all those comments, notes, and suggestions? Where do I even start? As a writer, I’ve been in your shoes. Finding out…
Everyone’s writing process is different, but sometimes learning new tricks and techniques can get you going. So here’s a back-of-the-embroidery look at what went into writing A Cactus Among Wolves.
A group of physics majors at Calvin University once put me up for two nights and served me chilled sumac tea. During dinner, they had an animated discussion about how necessary the hard sciences are and how froofy and “soft” the arts are.
Have you ever woken and found that the tide has come in?
During the night, an invisible sea swept silently under your doors and through cracks in the windows.
The life of a writer may seem dull on the surface (envision me standing at my keyboard in wool socks), but don’t be fooled. Writing is fraught with danger. I realized this while reflecting on my forays into amateur ceramics.