The one rule for writing in which I truly believe: Every line of dialogue, every apple on every tree, every pot boiling over or empty letterbox, every character flaw – everything in our writing has a message for the reader whether we intend it or not.
Once you have rewritten your manuscript according to the above rules it will be ready to blend in with others on the slushpile.
I want to make a happy man miserable, and then pull him out of the other side.
You can’t judge a person by the cover of the book they’re reading if you can’t see the cover.
This is me holding my happy.
I’ve decided to keep a log of the best links I find and post or retweet on Twitter and I will post them here periodically. Here is the first batch of twenty:
How I learned to train my inner puppies.
Here’s to waiting…