Tag: short stories
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The Map is Not the Terrain-Jon Franklin and His Outline
With the last of t he edits underway on my new publication, The House, due for release in Fall 2009, I’ve found myself pondering my next story. A novel, the idea came to me sometime last week. I now realize it popped into my head after overhearing a conversation wherein a middle-aged woman in speaking…
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Editing: How Important is It?
Very. And yet this is a place where writers from all genres agree to disagree, as was the case today on AAMBC Radio where the topic was, “How Important is Editing?” I encourage all writers and novices of the craft to listen to or download the broadcast. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/AAMBC/2009/05/02/Panel-Discussion-How-important-is-Editing It would seem that quality editing is…
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Wild Stars Seeking Midnight Suns: J. California Cooper and Her Love of Writing
Author, J. California Cooper in her NPR interview makes it clear that her love of writing fiction precedes all else. To the NPR host’s question, “Had you not achieved the attention, the adulation, the critical acclaim…the applause, do you still be a writer?” she says, …I didn’t write for applause.. I’m glad it came… I…
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The Worth of an Editor
I recently had to fire an editor with whom I had contracted to edit my upcoming novel, The House. All started out fine, signing the editor’s contract and paying their requested fee. Yet three weeks into the process I was receiving long written assemblages of what amounted to–upon clarification from the editor–the editor’s thoughts as…
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The Quality of Our Work…
Do you feel that some best selling author’s books start off good but at some point are just not exciting as they use to be? Why, Why not? This question was posted on the yahoo group: africanamericansonthemovebookclub I was touched that the question was raised and addressed–and by black authors. I reveled in the response…