Beamed Up, Up and Away
Two anthologies out, two days apart.
Read More Beamed Up, Up and AwayAuthor, wanderer, enthusiast
Two anthologies out, two days apart.
Read More Beamed Up, Up and AwayA first draft is a battlefield of ideas tearing themselves apart. As you charge for the objective, injured ideas beg for your attention, plotting errors lead to landmines going off seemingly at random, research fox-holes beckon you to take a break and dive into something safe and intriguing, and critics (internal and external) direct bullets of self-doubt and flamethrowers of fear.
Read More Four Rules for Surviving a First DraftI see these words used frequently by my students. They seldom improve a sentiment. Some muddy clear water. Others waste opportunity. Editing for them provides eight ways to improve the next draft.
Read More Eight Poor Words, and How to Enrich Them.