by Penny Freeman | Feb 12, 2014 | Editor's Notes
BY JESSICA SHEN The Royal Order of Adjectives As an editor, I always strive to learn more about my craft. While editing, I spend a large portion of my time doing research—does that comma actually belong there? should that be was or were?—and I invariably learn...
by Penny Freeman | Feb 7, 2014 | Sound-off Saturday
BY PETE FORD A few weeks ago, I read an article by a blogger who had a big problem with certain books. It appeared that he couldn’t decide whether these books were science fiction, or fantasy. These books didn’t—to his mind—fit neatly into one category or the other,...
by Penny Freeman | Feb 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
BY VICTORIA ELLIOTT “So long and thanks for all the fish!” — A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Bowing out gracefully. I began my wonderful internship at Xchyler Publishing in May of 2013. I wanted to learn about the editorial process and have...
by Penny Freeman | Jan 31, 2014 | Featured Friday
Editor’s note: enjoy a bonus short story from this week’s X-author. BY S. P. MOUNT Christmas. A time of the year when most families get together whether they want to or not. A time when most of the world slows down so that loved ones can rekindle old...
by Penny Freeman | Jan 30, 2014 | Writing
BY BEN IRELAND The last thing I ever wanted to write. Sometimes I think about a topic, like fairies, and decide that the subject is too trite to attempt writing a story around. The reasons being that fairies are typically small, weak, scatterbrained and boringly kind...
