With the first 50 pages of my most recent project being right now in the hands of a publisher, I have been thinking a lot about beginnings. In particular, I wish I had spent more time revising the opening page, … Continue reading
Category Archives: writing
This morning I had a bit of writer’s block. Over the weekend, I was working on a key scene, and I was just red hot– writing as fast as I could. But once the scene was finished, I cooled down … Continue reading
Just listened to a great podcast about kids’ books. One of the authors said that he sometimes a little self-conscious reading these books– especially genre fiction– in public. I feel that way myself sometimes, even though I see lots of other grown-ups … Continue reading