“Stop!” he commanded. “Where are you going?” she inquired. “I miss you so much,” he said sadly. All of these are said-bookisms and will knock an editor out of a story faster than a line drive into the stands. (By the way, did you know there’s a book on baseball fatalities? There is.) This is one of the easiest writing lessons out there. There’s no secret or trick or method to avoiding said-bookisms except for Read more…
This is where I will be this summer so far: June 26-28: ApolloCon, Houston, TX, schedule: TBA (By the way, there will be astronauts) July 18: Barnes & Noble Arboretum, Austin, TX, time: 2 pm July 25: The Twig Bookstore, San Antonio TX, time: 2pm August 14-16: Armadillocon, Austin, TX, schedule: TBA I’m hoping to schedule a few more signings and will keep you posted on my schedule. Please stop by and say hi!
If any workshoppers are checking in here — submissions are closed. I received nine mss. I will be getting in touch with participants this week. See you in a month!