by Margot | Oct 14, 2010 | writing news
A lost, unpublished Dr. Seuss book has surfaced. (Well, it’s a book idea. Click New Suess to see.) I would so wear these. Dr. Seuss turned learning to read on its head, never to be the same. He taught me how to read, and I still love him with all my heart. So I...
by Margot | Oct 12, 2010 | nuts and bolts, the writing process
It worked for her. Plotting the Order of the Pheonix: This is the most fascinating image I’ve looked at in a long time. I love seeing into the mind of J.K. Rowling. There’s so much of this I love. Look at the timeline! The various plotlines charted and...
by Margot | Oct 10, 2010 | the writing process
photo I went to a writing workshop Friday and Saturday. I learned some great stuff. Along with how to shape a scene and to play nice in the author sandbox, I also learned something about myself. I used to suck everything in at these things. After all, pretty much...
by Margot | Oct 1, 2010 | cramp, the writing process
photo credit Wednesday I read pages written by my critique group, red pen in hand. They’re great writers, so there wasn’t much to fix. Just a comma here and there, a funny little misspelling, a viewpoint that needed to be gently pointed back in the right...
by Margot | Sep 20, 2010 | writers
So I know this author-girl, Tristi Pinkston, who is nothing but nice. We met online, but when I got the chance to meet her in person last year, she was exactly as advertised. I felt we were instant friends. She asked me to post this thingy on my blog, in exchange for...
