Little something from the next book (due out August 21): I use three whetstones to sharpen my scythe. Each is a slender oval that fits nicely to my palm. They…View post

The best editors critique frankly and directly. As in the following note, attached yesterday to the first draft of a piece I’m working on with a longtime trusted editor of…View post

I just read part of my next book (It’s called Visiting Tom, and it’s due out in August) for Wisconsin Life, and you can have a listen by clicking here.…View post

Kind of an inside joke. P.S. To my friends John & Julie, thanks for playing along.

Pursuant to my recent post on copyeditors, below are some of the comments left by the copyeditor of my most recent manuscript (book due out in August). Even out of…View post