by Margot | Aug 23, 2010 | reviews, Uncategorized
My writing pal Michelle asked me to post a review for her new novella, Cinders. Don’t make the mistake I did. This isn’t a fairytale retelling a la Goose Girl or Beauty. This book has more in common with the musical Into the Woods than Ella Enchanted....
by Margot | Aug 4, 2010 | nuts and bolts, Uncategorized
Confusion. photo “People” have deemed this sentence to be grammatically correct: “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.” What sort of people are these? (for an explanation, see the font of all wisdom:...
by Margot | Aug 3, 2010 | nuts and bolts
Things to consider when constructing dialog, from XKCD.com weird…I posted a cartoon at the Old School today too.
by Margot | Jul 28, 2010 | nuts and bolts
photo I love the Writing Excuses podcast. It’s my favorite companion while folding laundry. On a recent episode, the topic was stilted dialogue. One mistake that’s hard to avoid in dialogue is having the characters saying things to each other that they...
by Margot | Jul 17, 2010 | the writing process
I saw this painting on a friend’s blog a couple of days ago and I’ve been in a spasm of angst ever since. Circe Poisons the Sea, by John William Waterhouse In Roman myth, Circe poured poison into the sea to kill a rival sea nymph. This painting has made me...
