Lesser Known Editing Marks

Lesser Known Editing Marks

Some of you may have seen this image bouncing around Facebook and Twitter, but I thought it was worth another chuckle. I think I saw some of those z-z-z-z-z’s in the copy edit mark-up of THE CAGED GRAVES!  Well, actually, it was a politely worded note in...
Congratulations, Krystalyn Drown!

Congratulations, Krystalyn Drown!

Woo-hoo!  I am THRILLED to announce that one of my critique partners, Krystalyn Drown has sold a manuscript to Entranced Publishing:We are happy to announce the acquisition of Krystalyn Drown’s YA novel, Spirit World, under our Blush imprint.Awesome news,...
Using The Emotional Thesaurus in a Classroom

Using The Emotional Thesaurus in a Classroom

Teaching is sometimes like that game where you throw Velcro balls at a Velcro target. Sometimes the ball sticks, and sometimes it doesn’t.  Teaching anythingin the last week of the school year is dicey, and so when I decided to bring The Emotion Thesaurus by...
Facing the Ugly

Facing the Ugly

Last week, I worked through the copy-edits on THE CAGED GRAVES and mailed the manuscript back to the publisher.  I know there’s still proof-reading to go, but this is one step closer to FINISHED! It was so exciting to see the book worked over to the point...
Dealing with Your Inner Crybaby

Dealing with Your Inner Crybaby

Yes, I am blood kin to this face.I know I’m not the only writer who suffers from confidence issues — because I read about this on everybody else’s blog, too. There are times when the path seems too hard, too steep, too twisty, and I don’t feel...