Have you ever had this experience? You go out to eat, choosing the place based on the promises made in their ads for friendly, attentive service in a relaxing atmosphere, and on the photos of food on their website. You’re hardly in the door before you realize you’ve been duped. The level of sound booming […]
Month: March 2013
Time to Edit: Oh, the Joy!
My friend Emily Rattray Wenstrom recently wrote about her editing process. She described the first draft as the bones of her story, and later versions as being fleshed out and plumped up. I loved her description of discovering her characters and her setting anew as she began her first edit. That perfectly describes how I […]
Book Review: Drawing on the Power of Resonance in Writing by David Farland
Tuesday I posted my review on David Farland’s book, Million Dollar Outlines, published in January 2013. Yesterday David’s guest post on Crucibles in our stories was posted, as his blog tour continues. Today I’m sharing a second bonus post this week, my review of his book, Drawing on the Power of Resonance in Writing, published […]
Guest Post: Author David Farland
Yesterday I posted my review of Million Dollar Outlines by David Farland. Today I’m delighted to host his guest post, here at Transformational Editor. Don’t forget to come on back tomorrow, when I’ll be reviewing his book, Drawing on the Power of Resonance in Writing. David Farland is an award-winning, New York Times Bestselling Author […]
Book Review: Million Dollar Outlines by David Farland
I’m thrilled to be part of author David Farland’s blog tour for his latest book on the art of writing. I’m an avid reader of his Daily Kick in the Pants series, discovering in them small details that help me polish and refine my stories. Mr. Farland’s books on writing deserve a place right next […]
Stop Writing
I recently read a post by Dr. Steven Farmer in which he talked about taking his niece to acting lessons. While he waited, his interest was piqued by a comment the instructor made to the children and teens in the class. “Stop acting.” Dr. Farmer understood what the man was telling the students. The man […]