I was sitting with two publishing colleagues one evening, and realized that even the three of us, with common backgrounds, had different notions of what “line editing” means. So I wrote about it. Here’s the blog post I did for BACCA Literary, the writer group I’m fortunate to belong to for the past eight years. I hope it’s useful! I was talking with a first-time
Perfectionism
In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism.” —Hannah Arendt On its face, perfectionism seems like an easy thing to steer clear of. Hannah Arendt sets up pretty easy choices. Life, or death? Good enough, or perfect? When you look at it like that, it’s simple to vote for life, and for good enough. And yet, even
Are You Ready, Willing, and Able to Market Your Book?
You’re writing a book. Or maybe you’ve already written it. Here’s a question: Are you ready, willing, and able to market your book? In my work here at Chenille Books, I run into situations that repeat themselves over the years, from one client to the next. Just as my experience with writers who felt stuck led me to write my book, FLOAT • Becoming