Sage Ramblings
Editing a first draft into something polished and publishable is the real work of writing, and often what separates career authors from hobbyists.
Tiffany Yates Martin
Your job as a fiction writer is to focus attention not on the words, which are inert, nor on the thoughts these words produce, but through these to felt experience, where the vitality of understanding lies.
Janet Burroway
I’m not sure which is tougher: being an editor who knows good writing or being a writer who knows good editing. My blog is a way of attempting to maintain balance in the creative landscape. After all, they are two sides of the same coin. Of course, you can subscribe to my monthly newsletter The Editor–Author Perspective below for free tips in your inbox every first Tuesday.
Character Arcs: Picking the Best One
Subgenre Conventions: Lean Into Them (Not Away)
Story Tropes and I: A Match Made in Queer Romance Heaven
Queer Romance Conventions and Tropes
Virtual Conference for Queer Romance Writers
Book Review 2024: My Three Favorite Craft Books To Date
Book Review 2024: My Three Favorite Craft Books to Date Photo by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay My go-to platform for book reviews is Goodreads. It’s there that I can accomplish a few things. First, I set my annual Reading Challenge goal. This year, it’s 85 books; that will likely increase…
Queer Romance Writing Courses and Writing Workshops
Queer Romance Writing Courses and Writing Workshops: How to Help Queer Romance Authors Succeed Photo by Pixabay on Pexels This week’s blog initially was going to focus on adapting romance writing courses and writing workshops to queer romance. I’d read Jennifer Probst’s Write Naked: A Bestseller’s Secrets to Writing Romance…
Storyteller or Hobby Writer: A Mindset Shift

Reflecting On Your Story One Word At A Time!
