Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Rachel Caine about Ink and Bone. In Rachel’s book, the library in Alexandria plays a central role, and books are considered so powerful that they are forbidden and the focus of large-scale smuggling operations. In our discussions, I asked Rachel if she had read Jim Hines’ Magic Ex…
Category: Personal Musings
When you send flowers, put a name on the card
Lessons from the last two weeks: 1. Editing happens. You don’t have to like it, but you do have to respect it. If you write, you edit. The first draft is basically vomit on paper. The second draft removes obvious grammatical errors. The third draft will reveal crazy changes in tense, POV, or inconsistencies in the…
Why do I “want to be” a writer?
This is what greets me this morning. Two writers that I admire (including one that I personally know) each write blog posts that essentially say, being a writer is really hard work that you have to actually WORK at to be better and you, you crazy wannabe, will never make it. They both come to…