Have you ever been shocked and disappointed by a big-name author’s book and thought, I wish I could have critiqued that for them first? If seasoned authors still need trusted critique partners to say, “this is boring”, I certainly do. And I’m happy to say I have. While working on my fourth book in the …
Some moment in time the desire entered your mind, "I want to write a novel. How hard can it be?" Well…remember the first time you tried to juggle as kid? "I can to do that," you said. The clown at the circus made it look easy but when you tossed the first ball into the …
Writing a novel is a journey like that described by the blind seer in, O, Brother, Where Art Thou? Dirs.Coen, Ethan and Joel Coen. Perf. George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, and Chris Thomas King, Touchtone Pictures, 2000. Blind Seer: "You seek a great fortune, you three who are now in …
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