In Boston, there’s a writing community called Grub Street. I’ve been taking seminars and classes through them since 2000/2001. Most recently, I attended the Muse & the Marketplace conference this year and had a pretty kick ass experience. Needless to say, this place has helped lots of writers for lots of years. But it’s a non-profit, and like all non-profits,
Blog Spotlight: Combreviations
Work is pouring around my ears and I have never spent so much time in MS Word while not working on my writing. That said, today’s blog spotlight is Combreviations. The blurb on the side explains combreviations as what happens when you talk too fast (and too often) and force evolve English by combining words to abbreviate. Combreviations are dogs,
Blog Spotlight: Guide to Literary Agents
If you’re a writer with the intent of becoming a published one, you should be reading The Guide to Literary Agents blog. It’s informative and concise. They go over everything from query letters to formatting specs. Chuck Sambuchino also blogs about his cover band occasionally, which I love. (I think I might love those stories more than the information I
Blog Spotlight: Project Nice
Back in December, I highlighted Be Nice to a Stranger in the first blog spotlight. Well, it’s back – both the blog spotlight and Be Nice to a Stranger, but it has a shiny new address. Project Nice is based off the success of Erinn’s Be Nice to a Stranger, but she is making it more interactive and will last
Blog Spotlight: Be Nice to a Stranger
I was originally going to talk about Stripey today, but changed my mind. Be Nice to a Stranger is a project that (fellow writer and blog follower) Erinn has undertaken. The goal is to do one nice thing for a stranger for the month of December. The nice activity varies from calling the insurance company just to tell them they