I was there as a tourist, so to speak. My roommate was asked to lecture on her area of expertise (set design) to a university class, and I was there to provide feedback and emotional support. I was excited to hear her since I loved everything to do with drama and had always dreamed of […]
Editing
It Didn’t Even Sound Like Her
It certainly wasn’t the way I would have done it. I took an online course with a well-known author, who shared his writing process and how he had written three bestselling novels. Someone asked about how he revised: did he rewrite directly on the page, or use the first file as a template to then […]
You Absolutely Can Do This
I remember the first time I was asked to speak at a conference. My immediate thought was, “But I’m a writer, not a speaker! Who will want to listen to me? I’ve got nothing worthwhile to say. . .” Far too many of us fall into this trap of “I’m not good enough” when we […]