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So, this is not a blog post about Jessica (Wait! Don’t wander off!) This is a blog post about knowing when to listen to your inner critic (I know, I know, not nearly as entertaining and I would be tempted to wander off, too). Still with me? Thank you muchly. I was thinking about this in…
How to: Learn
Recently I embarked on a project that I was afraid would require some skills I don’t have and that lack was worrying me a great deal. Then I overheard my daughter saying to her father, “Well, I don’t know how to do that yet, but I will.” Listening to my daughter is almost always…
Thinking Like an Agent, Part 5
Back when I was working as a literary agent, Writer’s Digest published an article I wrote on thinking like an agent. Though I’m an acquisitions editor now, not an agent, these pointers are all still true. I wanted to update them and share them with you. What I wrote then: 5. Be yourself – but…
Outsourcing to protect the work
You may think I mean hiring someone overseas to handle your customer service. I don’t. While I have used virtual assistants in the past, most of the work I do these days doesn’t lend itself to that approach. Pitching an editor, writing a novel, posting regularly on my blog – none of this is something…
On the difference between reality and fiction
Jessica is my biggest fan, and she thinks it is very wonderful when I write a book, and even more so when it gets published, and not just because I take her out to dinner to celebrate. But she cannot understand why I am so mean to my characters. She thinks that the best story…
8 thoughts on writing about personal experience
Yesterday I wrote about how I think it’s important to be fair in writing about others when describing our personal experiences, but at the same time not letting those concerns stop us from writing about ourselves. Over the years, I’ve developed some rules of thumb for these kinds of essays: 1. Is it necessary…