by Susanne | Sep 15, 2017 | Editing, Writing craft, Writing life
If you’re an aspiring writer and you’ve explored options for working with a developmental editor, or a story coach, or any of the other titles people give someone who is going to help you scrub and polish and tweak and twist your story into decent shape,...
by Susanne | Sep 12, 2017 | Writing craft
In my constant reading about and studying the craft of writing, I had an epiphany sometime over the summer. I can’t remember where it occurred, what I was reading, but I finally understood the difference between STORY and PLOT. STORY: Essentially, what happens,...
by Susanne | Sep 11, 2017 | Soul searching, Writing craft, Writing life
As promised, here’s the scoop on the workshop with Randy Susan Myers Saturday: I came in thinking all I had was a jumble of research that would never amount to anything. I left thinking there’s a story in there after all. I don’t know how much was...
by Susanne | Sep 9, 2017 | Soul searching, Writing craft, Writing life
Last time I participated in a workshop with Randy Susan Myers, I was struggling with the novel that is now awaiting its fate in the hands of a publisher. It was also only days before my father died. My phone rang in the middle of someone’s reading. I answered...
