From Midlist to Blockbuster and Beyond
As recommended last week by Ann Reid, I've bought Al Zuckerman's Writing the Blockbuster Novel - not a book I'd be seen dead reading, you understand. That title is on…
As recommended last week by Ann Reid, I've bought Al Zuckerman's Writing the Blockbuster Novel - not a book I'd be seen dead reading, you understand. That title is on…
I was a bit overwhelmed by yesterday's response. Many thanks to everyone who contributed. For those who did not see all the comments, Marge asked for someone to critique her…
Revision is like putting on layers of gesso, making the piece ever smoother. But there comes a point when you cannot let something pass, thinking, 'I'll catch that next time.'…
I've written elsewhere of the horrors of finalising a book (see http://gooseways.wordpress.com and the flurry of posts August-November 2007 with 'end' or 'finished' in the title). I'd forgotten how difficult…
I was delighted to discover via Facebook that my friend, the medievalist Karen Ralls, celebrated Candlemas yesterday evening by giving a dinner which featured Provencal navettes. She got the recipe…