Just recently my editor taught me when to use “elder daughter” instead of “eldest.” Today my copyeditor taught me that these {} are called French braces. Sometimes I get questions…View post

Part of writing about Montaigne (click on “Montaigne” tag to see more…all kinda fishy-wishy at this point, still taking form) is that I will be writing some about [looks left,…View post

For the students of PCIS, here are the images we worked with today when we spoke about writing and revision (if you click on the pictures, you will see a…View post

Tweet triggered by book passage I’m working on: Sometimes you need a little patchouli to go with your logger boots #ShamanGirlDrivingAPickupTruck #MyWife #LuckyOldMe

Revision: my favorite stage in the writing process. This is when the obsessive-compulsive tendencies that frustrate me to the edge of madness throughout the rest of the process (and daily…View post