Category: read
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8 Weird(ish) Issues With Self-Editing
Self-editing, n. Hitting the keyboard with your head, repeatedly, until one of you gives in. During the Great Edits of the Second Werewolf Novel in 2019, I’ve discovered several things. Obstacles. Issues. #1 I migh be passable as a writer (the jury’s still out), but I’m absolutely horrible as a continuity person. Earlier today I had…
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The Importance of Reaching 40 (k words)
You don’t have to be a superperson. Nor a fast typist. Nor a ‘professional’ writer, whatever that even means…
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8 Words I Abhore (But Still Sometimes Use) as a Writer
No two writers were created equal, and no writer has ever managed to write the perfect copy – one that just every single human being in the world would enjoy. Here are just a few word-wise tricks I try to remember while writing and/or doing line edits on my own copy. #1 beautiful One of…
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8 + 2 Reasons to Read: KJ Charles
You might have heard of her – I hear she’s been the talk of Tumblr, among other things, lately – but you haven’t been sure whether it would be worth the effort to try something from a new author. The accounts which follow are just a few of my humble hints and nudges to help…
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6 + 1 Reasons to Read: Yoon Ha Lee
So, thing is: my partner and I have spent countless hours discussing and (yup) worshipping Yoon Ha Lee‘s amazing The Machineries of Empire series this past winter. Here are just a few of the reasons I think probably everybody over the age of 16 (especially in the sci-fi ranks) should read the series. Now. Before…
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Three Great & Goofy Romance Novels About Writers
As a person who writes fiction, reading about writers feels a bit dirty, a bit too self indulging. Still, I’m not one to say to to some generous self care, and – more importantly – I’ve been privileged enough to run across and enjoy these three novels about writers who are neither male, nor middle-aged,…
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Awards, Deadlines and Cosplay, Oh My!
Since I’ve put the blog on hiatus for an innumerable amount of months (can you even use that phrase in this manner?), do excuse me for having forgotten how to write a blog post altogether and do enjoy yet another listicle composed of deeply personal impressions which may have nothing to do with the real…
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6 Lessons I’ve Learned From the First 6 Book Signings of My Life
Having finally accepted that I’m what you could call a published author, here are a few things I’ve learned over the past year of running around the country with a few brand new books and one ukulele. #1 It’s all about the team. Even though I’m writing about werewolves, and lone wolves are something of…
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“Your Writing Sucks” and the World Still Turns (Survival Tips for Writers)
A few years ago I’ve done something irreversible and inexcusable, something I haven’t managed to gather the courage to even try to apologize for during all the years after. I’ve agreed to read the first draft of a first novel by a very close friend of mine – accepted their trust and the responsibility, which…
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The Unfair Advantage of Being a #Librarian
All a librarian needs is their keyboard – and someone to teach them how to tag if they didn’t grow up with the knowledge at their fingertips – and the world will be theirs for the taking.
Vesna Kurilic 