NC Literary Festival Overview
Welcome to the first part of my day at NC Literary Festival. This post will include an overview of my experience, as well as some general thoughts and observations based mainly on author sessions. I also attended two panels (a forensics panels and a First Books panel)...
Don’t worry…
Never fear, I haven't forgotten about this blog or my writing. I definitely haven't forgotten about editing (been doing plenty of that). And I'm well on my way for this year's reading challenge of 30 books (though I haven't added it to the sidebar) It's possible I...
On to the next thing(s)
Last week I edited 68 articles in five days as part of Allvoices' coverage of Advertising Week. There were a couple of other campaigns as well but the majority of that was tied to live coverage of the event taking place in NYC. Coverage of that wraps this week....
When they’re dull as dirt: Thoughts on casting characters
I'm part of a book club that loves to cast the movie version of a book once we've discussed it. It's an interesting practice because several of the ladies cast the characters of each book they read as a regular practice. I don't generally do that, though I sometimes...
First Random-Interval State of All the Things Address
Eight long months ago, I set up this blog and posted with the intention of sharing "words about words" on a regular basis. I had other plans involving words as well. Specifically, those plans centered around the book I've been writing for a while now. What's been...
Rhymes with what, now?
Rhymes with Croatia, that's a silly name for a blog. Yes, you're right, it's probably a silly name for a blog. Is it a political statement? A statement about your heritage? No, it's a statement about the pronunciation of my first name. When I meet people online, they...