The writer’s life is not always about writing. On Saturday the family participated in the Dreams on Wings 5K in Weatherford, Texas, which raises money for The Hemispherectomy Foundation. The foundation supports children who have had radical brain surgery to treat forms of epilepsy, stroke, and other brain ailments. The children who have had the surgery — and their families — have been through so much and are so strong. We spoke to one young Read more…
I have a love-hate relationship with galleys. They are a clear sign the book is about to become a reality and so that’s exciting. But they also require laser-like focus and attention to detail. Back when I was a proofreader and copy editor, this had become second nature. And I’m still pretty good at it but I know I’m out of practice. That makes this go-round with the Miss Bennet manuscript sort of fraught with Read more…
Slate’s XX Blog had an article by Will Allison about his relationship with his wife as his first reader and editor. I am intrigued by this dynamic, because I thought that most of the writers I knew had the same relationship with their spouse or significant other — that their SO functions in the role of first reader. I thought I was the outlier in that my husband doesn’t act as my first reader. Little Read more…