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…
Chameleon’s Eye View continued…
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…
A Chameleon’s Eye-View
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.'…
Paddling Towards the Doldrums
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…
The Cross-Quartered Year
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…