by Michelle | Jan 22, 2012 | editing, publishing, writing
Over at Nihilistic Kid, Nick Mamatas offers Ten Bits of Advice Writers Should Stop Giving Aspiring Writers. To his post I say: YES. (If it isn’t clear, I’m implying that it’d be good to read that article before starting into this one. Or at least...
by Michelle | Jan 17, 2012 | authors, critique groups, editing, grammar, publishing, querying, reading, reviewing, social media, storytelling, writing
While I might seem young, I’ve had a lot of experience with taking criticism in situations where I wasn’t able to offer a rebuttal or excuse—I just had to take it, smile, and say thank you. The most memorable of these public dressings-down came as part of...
by Michelle | Jan 16, 2012 | authors, blogging, bookselling, kidlit, NA, publicity, publishers, publishing, reading, respect, reviewing, self-promo, self-publishing, social media, writing, YA
If you’re involved in the YA book community and haven’t noticed any of the recent dustups over reviews, well, you’re probably lucky. So let me fill you in a bit. Since January 1, there have been 8 separate incidents in 2 weeks between (mainly new)...
by Michelle | Jan 13, 2012 | editing, grammar, random, writing
It’s been a long time since I’d sat down and completed a word puzzle, which is sad since I find them so soothing. Some people call them word searches, while others say word find. I imagine it’s really a bit of both. Some words come easily, leaping...
by Michelle | Jan 11, 2012 | random, rant
In which I explain why my arm regularly goes funky You’d think getting a flu shot early on in the flu season would be responsible. Well, for 99.98% of those immunized, it would be. The other 0.02%, not so much. I am the 0.02% I always thought I was unique, but I...
