Song playing right now on my playlist: “Me and Bobby McGee,” Janice Joplin
Writing and the Writing Life:
- What could be Worse Than a Cliché? Tiffany Lawson Inman has a quick search you can do on your manuscript that could help you punch up your prose.
- Dear Author reports on a disturbing practice by some self-pubbed authors: When I bought your book, I didn’t sign up to be your beta reader. Kristine Kathyrn Rusch wrote a great post about perfection, and references this new practice in her post. But mainly, at some point you need to set your manuscript down and submit it. Set. It. Down. Can’t get it perfect, and that’s okay. And Rusch tells you why: The Business Rusch: Perfection
- Alexandra Sokoloff posts about how to use the right words to create suspense (or to help build your thematic image system): Perfect words to create suspense (or anything…
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Ella Quinn ~ Author 
Another post with great tips. I need to check out the “with a” problem. I haven’t noticed it–doesn’t mean it’s not there. Thanks again, Ella.
I think all advice needs to be taken with a grain of salt. I’m reading a book now where the editor was obviously adverse to using was, had etc. It’s making for an awkward read.