THAT FINAL CRUNCH
Putting the Polish on Your Manuscript One of the last things I do when editing is to search for cliched words or those that I frequently overuse. For example, in…
Garden Variety Envy … Or Jealousy?
When I lived in Idaho, visits to the gardens of my friends in warmer climates used to arouse a familiar emotion in me: garden envy. Seeing the colorful bougainvillea,…
Fiction is Fun. So is TFOB.
Whew! February is drawing to a close. Here in Tucson, it’s actually been winter for a few days this month. I even took a photo of some snow—from far away.…
Orange You Glad? Autumn Colors
Since Halloween is marching its way to our doorsteps, and my books have slight “green” tint, I thought I’d share a bit of lore about “green,” and a very bad…
