Why Do we Love to Hate our Editor
We love to hate our editor. Really, we love it. Actually, it does make perfect sense. What does an editor do? He takes our beloved manuscript, the manuscript we have […]
Humor for Writers – John Storywriter Unwitting Compliment
Humor for Writers – John Storywriter Unwitting Compliment By Patricia de Hemricourt John Storywriter, the famous writer, and his wife Miriam are at home having breakfast. And as he […]
Humor for Writers – John Storywriter Son’s Achievement
Humor for Writers – John Storywriter Son’s Achievement By Patricia de Hemricourt John Storywriter returns home from a Parents’ Evening and says to his little boy, “You know I’m […]
Writing Pitfall #12: How To Create Backstory
Writing Pitfall #12: How To Create Backstory Reposted with permission from Write Divas Wikipedia mashed together two great definitions of backstory: “A backstory, background story, back-story or background is a set of events invented for a plot, […]
What Do Acquisition Editors Really Want?
What Do Acquisition Editors Really Want? By Shay Goodman. Reposted with permission from Write Divas Just what does that confounding acquisitions editor want from you? And you thought the age-old […]