The Five Stages of Editing

Everyone talks about how hard and lonely a job it is to be a writer. Maybe I’m just a freak of nature, but I don’t get it. How can I be lonely when I’m writing? I’m surrounded by amazing people, and they all have stories to tell that keep me up all night. And it’sContinue reading “The Five Stages of Editing”

You Really Should At Least TRY Not to Be a Jerk

You know what, I get really annoyed when someone posts, “Would it be insensitive for me to write XYZ?” and some schmoe says, “Write whatever you want, it’s your story. Someone will be offended no matter what you write.” I mean, of course that’s true, but it’s not HELPFUL. When you respond with that orContinue reading “You Really Should At Least TRY Not to Be a Jerk”