What happened to August?

What happened to August?

AKA: The life of a freelancing editor I had grand plans to blog regularly in August, and then several things happened that sort of interfered. Most of them are actually word-related so they’re worthy of sharing here, though as you can see from last week’s...

August Book Wrap-up

In July, I started a new feature where I share quick reviews of all the books I read during the month. And I recapped an impressive 8 books! I closed the post with: “Not a bad month – guess we’ll see what August brings!” Spoiler alert: August...
July Book Wrap-Up

July Book Wrap-Up

I thought I’d try something new – a monthly wrap-up post including all of the books I’ve read during the month with a brief review of each. And imagine my surprise when I looked back and saw what a big month July turned out to be – 8 books!...
Book Review: “The Reading Group” by Elizabeth Noble

Book Review: “The Reading Group” by Elizabeth Noble

I read “The Reading Group” by Elizabeth Noble back in April and gave it two stars on Goodreads. I had high hopes when I picked this up that it would be a book I’d recommend to my own book club. I won’t be doing that. It took me a long time to...
Not Your Average Thesaurus

Not Your Average Thesaurus

Your plot can be amazing – full of twists and turns and brilliance – but if nobody cares about your characters, it doesn’t matter what happens to them. This is something I’ve been struggling with in my current WIP. My main male character is strongly defined but the...
Developing a Writing Habit

Developing a Writing Habit

One of those fundamental questions for a lot of people when it comes to an activity they love is “When did you consider yourself to be a…?”. Whether it’s a runner, photographer, dancer, designer or baker, there’s usually some milestone...