News & Events & Musings
Find Your Writing Tribe
January 17, 2021
This weekend, I led a free mini-course on the value of a writing group. “How to Find Your Tribe” explores 5 key values of a writing tribe and how to…
9 Fun Facts about National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
November 10, 2020
Somerset Maugham supposedly gave this answer to the question of whether he writes on a schedule or only when he is struck by inspiration: “I write only when inspiration strikes.…
The Case for Community Newspapers
October 1, 2020
What is the value of local news to you? How do you stay informed about what’s happening in the world? How do you stay informed about what’s going on in…
4 Ways with Zucchini
September 7, 2020
Here are 4 ways to cook with zucchini in zucchini season, even for family members who hate the pulpy green vegetable.
Copyediting. Line editing. Developmental editing. What’s the difference?!
July 15, 2020
Copyediting. Line editing. Developmental editing. What’s the difference?! “Editing” is a pretty all-inclusive term. Many people use it interchangeably with “proofreading,” thinking the goal is the same. You want clean…