Writing Tools
Note: Some links in this post are affiliate links. Writing-related affiliate programs support my ability to devote myself to my trade full-time. Imagine being an author in the early nineteenth century. You must pen your manuscript, because the first typewriter wasn’t invented until 1867 and wasn’t widely marketed until a decade later. Twentieth-century authors had…
Your First Editor
Your first editor is you. Hiring a copy editor for the first time can be daunting, and seeing the first edit can cause a fright. Finding an editor you trust is the first important task. Rapport with your editor is just as important as your editor’s skills, perhaps more so. Ask for a sample…
A Riddle
Somewhere between the stark light of purity and the bleak abyss of despair lies wisdom: a lackluster capote to the vibrant substrate of life. Reach, and you will find me. I am everywhere, and I am nowhere. I am all the things you aspire to be and all the things you fear. When we meet,…