Background on my new story: “Just Perfect” (or why I believe we all live in a...
This week, Hamodia‘s Inyan Magazine published my new short story (and it’s actually for adults!), entitled “Just Perfect.” The original version of the story was explicitly a piece of fantasy, but as I...
View ArticleThe Rejection Letter that’s Good for You
Yesterday, I got a rejection letter. Yes, it happens a lot. I’ve argued in the past that rejection letters are good for you, and I’ve gotten better at taking them in stride, but this one went even...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Things I had to cut from “The Force Isn’t With Me Anymore,” my new...
My new piece up on Tablet, “The Force Isn’t With Me Anymore,” is about how my lifelong love of Star Wars is clashing with my commitment not to go to the movies. Yes, it is true, this fangirl, the child...
View ArticleTrade-offs: editing vs writing
I’ve been spending a lot of time copyediting (and proofreading and plain ole editing) the last couple weeks. I have not been spending a lot of time writing. I have mixed feelings. Editing brings in...
View ArticleA Copyeditor’s Rant
During my disappearance from this blog, I spent a lot of my time proofreading, editing, and copyediting. First, while people tend to use the terms interchangeably: A proofreader checks text for...
View ArticleA Fun Editing Gig, almost Complete!!
(Yeah, yeah, yeah…I know, I missed my Wednesday post. But here I am, making it up to you just one day late.) I thought I’d share a little bit about one of my editing gigs, which is just about wrapped...
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