In my last post, I wrote about the editorial process and why it takes so long, and I promised that the next one would be suggestions and strategies writers can use to make that process go more smoothly and, hopefully, a little bit faster. In the interim, I have finished up edits on one bigContinue reading “Help Me Help You (The Editorial Process Part 2)”
Category Archives: Publishing
What Is Your Editor Doing?
… when she’s not editing your book? Like every writer I’ve ever known or heard tell of, I’m a fretful ball of nerves every time I send in a manuscript. Back in days of yore when I was writing my first books on stone tablets and had never edited anyone else in my life, IContinue reading “What Is Your Editor Doing?”
North, South, East, West, and the Romance Writers of America
In 1985 when the miniseries North and South first aired on TV, my mother worked for a lady named Miss Rose Cauthen. North and South, for those previously spared by youth or ignorance, was based on a series of historical novels by John Jakes about two wealthy and heroic white guys who meet at WestContinue reading “North, South, East, West, and the Romance Writers of America”
Taming Plot Bunnies and Getting It Done
One of my New Year’s resolutions for 2019 was to be more productive and disciplined in my fiction writing. I’d spent the last three months of 2018 finishing a project that I’d been working on sporadically for years and ignoring everything else, and that had taught me that I actually produce more and better storyContinue reading “Taming Plot Bunnies and Getting It Done”
ConCarolinas 2019!
It’s that time of year again – ConCarolinas is back, and I’ll be there! I only consistently show up for one fandom and writing convention a year, and ConCarolinas in Charlotte, North Carolina, is it. And this year’s slate of guests and events is particularly excellent. The people in charge have worked their collective caboosesContinue reading “ConCarolinas 2019!”
The Excellence You Swear You Cannot See
The Romance Writers of America has released the names of the nominees for their yearly RITA Awards, and, you guessed it, they’re about as diverse as a glass of milk beside a plate of sugar cookies with white chocolate chips. So all of us writing and publishing types have taken to the Facebooks and beyondContinue reading “The Excellence You Swear You Cannot See”
Falstaff Crush – Romance for All
Heya Kittens – Long time no type! Regular visitors to the blog-ness know how discouraged I’ve been for a while now about the state of romance publishing. While I wish every writer nothing but the best, the wild west atmosphere created by self-publishing and fan fiction has resulted in a market flooded to glut withContinue reading “Falstaff Crush – Romance for All”
Lucy Blue Edits!
Looking through my bills for last month, it suddenly occurred to me that I really, really missed freelance fiction editing. For anyone who’s interested, here’s what I charge and how I do it and why I think I’m qualified: Proofreading: $0.005/word ($250 for a 50,000-word novel; $50 for a 10,000-word short story) I’ll read forContinue reading “Lucy Blue Edits!”
Cowboys & Krampus – A Christmas Romance
So in honor of the season, I’ve written a sequel to my insane zombie western, Dead-sperado, called Cowboys & Krampus. It’s available here right now from Amazon, and it starts off something like this: Two days before Christmas, we had been on the run from a bank job for a week and a half. IContinue reading “Cowboys & Krampus – A Christmas Romance”
We Are Not This: Carolina Writers for Equality – Press Release
I’m lucky enough to have a story in this–“The Dark Lady” about a transgender actress in the days of Shakespeare. But even if I didn’t, I’d promote the living juice out of it. Much, much great stuff to read, all profits benefiting a magnificent cause. It’s available as an ebook right now from Amazon here,Continue reading “We Are Not This: Carolina Writers for Equality – Press Release”
Lucy Blue Writes 