Regular members of my readership club will note a drop-off in post frequency, and I apologize for that. I have been distracted by…dare I say it? Life. As if Little Miss and her PMS isn’t enough, we have been wrestling with the Captain’s behavior, which looks like it will now be handled by partial hospitalization [...]
Posts Tagged ‘editor’
23 Apr
As promised, a new page
Since I’m apparently going to be a “real” writer, it’s time to unveil my new writer’s site, entitled “The Growing Works of Barbara Mountjoy.” I know I said I thought it would find a home at WordPress, but I couldn’t find a template that worked for me there. So please stop by and check it [...]
19 Apr
Monday might be my new favorite day!
This morning I sit down to my computer and open my email to find this: BARBARA: We have read your manuscript, TAKE ME ALIVE, and would very much like to contract it. There are a few minor point-of-view (POV) issues, but those will be easy to address. In fact, I have already marked and edited [...]
1 Sep
Writers aren’t old dogs
Learning is about more than simply acquiring new knowledge and insights; it is also crucial to unlearn old knowledge that has outlived its relevance. Thus, forgetting is probably at least as important as learning. –Gary Ryan Blair ( Mind Munchies: A Delicious Assortment of Brain Snacks!) I spent the weekend at Context 22, a science [...]
28 Aug
Nirvana: different strokes for different folks
The end of the week spelled happiness for our household, but in such a variety of ways: The Captain got to stare at cartoons for a whole morning when I was in court and couldn’t monitor. The Cabana Boy continued work on a freelance project for another law office in town, creating an office computer [...]
25 Mar
Thinking outside the traditional writer’s box
There’s a big debate going on over at Pennwriters right now between those who have been published traditionally and those who aren’t about which writers “should” do. The old guard insists that if you want to write novels you must get them to one of the five big houses, get the publicity machine and promotion. [...]
5 Oct
Just write it
I’m a lucky writer. I participate in two writing groups that are very supportive, both at meeting time and after. One is based in a Unitarian church, and the small group is well-meaning and cheerful, though the members aren’t regularly published; it’s mostly people who like to write for themselves. The other is part of [...]
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