There are a few things people think of when they hear the word editor. Deadlines. A smart person dressed in business suits with glasses who reads manuscripts all day. A mysterious figure who takes you to lunch, and decides whether or not she likes your next book pitch and whether to shower you with money […]

Oh, my poor neglected blog. Let’s hope my regular readers haven’t given up on me, and understand that to deliver consistent quality reads in regular intervals, sometimes my blog suffers a bit. I took a vacation last week. An overdue one. I met up with my big Italian family and headed to Puerto Rico for […]

OK, in the month of November they have this crazy contest called Nanowrimo, where you complete a 50,000 word book in 30 days. Insane, right? Intriguing, right? For anyone who has ever thought they wanted to write a book or get a jump start on a new one, or wished they could hold a job […]