Month: December 2008

  • Unfortunately, this is exactly what I needed to hear right now: Do not spend a single second making your prose readable until you’re absolutely, positively sure that you have your story locked down. This is the single most important bit of advice I have, and I ignore it all the time and have wasted years…

  • The No. 1 lesson I learned this Thanksgiving is that the internet is a lonely place during the holidays. Since Andy and I spent most of Turkey Day sitting on the couch with his family watching TV (the Macy’s parade, National Dog Show, and football) I decided that being plugged in to Gatsby wouldn’t be…