Faith Hunter
I’ve worked with a number of writers over the years, and all have been desperately eager to get into print, and the younger they were, the more desperate they were. The very youngest believed they were ready—“right now, right this minute”—to be published. Hearing that they were not ready, or that their writing needed a [...]
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  Loading ...Find or Become a Beta Reader      | It all came down to one paragraph. For the last 4 weeks, I’ve been on rewrites for my next book, Mercy Blade. It has been a rough, tough rewrite, because the plots (two of them) were equally important, interwoven, complex, and based on things that happened in 1912. And, the book needs to be intense enough [...] A few weeks ago I mentioned that working on editing projects is frequently like raising small children: you pay attention to the one that screams the loudest. Interestingly – and unexpectedly – the one that screamed the loudest this week was one I thought was dead: the specialty business magazine I’ve served as managing editor [...] Half of editing is working with words in some way, and half of it is working on business-related issues. I did a little reading this week (Misty and Faith both sent me their Top 25 lists this week, so they’re off the hook), but mainly my time was spent in discussion with the members of [...] Misty is enjoying the sun-drenched beaches of Somewhere, USA, so I’m filling in for this week’s post. Last week, we did a lot of posting leading up to ConCarolinas — things to do or say, things not to do or say, networking tips, etc. Here we are on the other end, and for me, that means [...] Kim Harrison was supposed to be here today, and she may make it to tomorrow, but deadlines (not hers, but her publisher’s) have pushed it back. Hence my subject matter today—deadlines—and the impact they play on writer’s *real* life, writing life, and daily, weekly, monthly schedule. Deadlines are part of a writer’s life. We sign for [...] | This is a 2D-barcode containing the address of our mobile site.If your mobile has a barcode reader, simply snap this bar code with the camera and launch the site. Many companies provide barcode readers that you can install on your mobile, and all of the following are compatible with this format: | ||
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