To err is human.Dave Rockwell is a human.Therefore, Dave Rockwell will err.To err is human.Writers are human.Writers err.Minus one "r","err" iseven at the end of the word "writer". Intentional?Maybe that is why we call ourselves "Authors".To Orr is human? Doesn't work.Not even sure "Orr" is a word, unless you are talking Canadian hockey players.Err, Dave why do you even bring this up?Great question.Today's blog isabout wading through errors to get to your goal.Fledgling writers like myself quickly forget... read more »
Let’s see today was a pretty good day I took it easy and spent my time relaxing and getting lost in my worlds. Haven’t done that in ages. I work on my sites a bit, but not all that much; i really wasn’t feeling it today I just wanted to relax for a while. But Continue reading read more »
A sure fire method for punching up your prose is to eliminate adverbs.You do know an adverb when it insinuates itself into your sentence, don't you? Let's have an example or two:Which is better: The sun burned hot on Lothor's chest. The sun burned very hot on Lothor's chest.I'm curious about Lothor and where he left his shirt, buta very hot sun is not hotter nor more evocative. Look at these two: Evelyn's flippancy made her mother anxious. Evelyn's flippancy made her mother extremely anxious.The risk is ... read more »
The initial act of writing is a solitary one. Ideas bubble up from the darkest corners of our brain and beg to be documented. In the first, second, two hundredth and second draft, we toil to shape our glorious jumble Continue reading read more »
This is the third and final article in the "My Road to Publishing" series. The first two article are Why Aren't You Published Yet? and The Pre-publishing Checklist. Eachpublishing house and literary agency has their own unique manuscript submissionguidelines. A good book proposal incorporates the following elements:CoverLetter: Write a cover letter that is informative, interesting, succinct, andhas no grammatical errors or typos.TitlePage: Make it attractive, but keep it simple. Include the working tit... read more »
When you edit your work, things change. Sometimes drastically and sometimes only slightly. It takes a lot to change what you've written and to go from creating to deleting, polishing and moving the words you love so much. It really is putting on two different hats in order to accomplish what you need to. My good friend Andrew just wrote a post about this here. So here's a little peak into the transformation of my book. From very first to the current one these are my Prologues. What do you think? Do you l... read more »
Today was a meeting of the Writers Club and I was knee deep in editing, so I didnt have time Continue reading read more »
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE “Iam pleased to confirm the publication of your book.” A trip to space would havebeen less euphoric than the rush of emotions those words—that my would-bepublisher conveyed in a single-line email confirmation—triggered in me. Infact, I’m still trying to absorb the fact that I am now a publ... read more »
It's been a busy and productive week, interrupted by a further visit to the dentist, but that job should be finished at the next visit.The NaNoWriMo novel, titled, An Avenger Unseen, is now well into its next stage of editing. I've read aloud the first 10 chapters and marked these where changes are needed. Once I've completed that part, I shall go back and make all the necessary alterations.Another blog post is finished and scheduled to appear later this month.On a walk along the coast (see pic above) wi... read more »
Image via WikipediaThis week has seen much activity outside of writing, a lot of it to do with my daughter, who I've just returned to her place at university, hence the lateness of this post. However, I'm well on with the current read, The Secret Life of Bletchley Park, and I've read another of my writing magazines. As far as the current WIP is concerned, I'm now up to chapter 15 on the first read-through and still finding little that needs amending. Mind you, once I do the reading aloud from a typescrip... read more »
