by Penny Freeman | Jun 15, 2013 | Sound-off Saturday, Writing
For the record, I have nothing against self-publishing, at least in principle. On the other hand, I do have a problem with oh-so-many self-published books. Going by the ones I’ve sampled myself, most of them seem to be pretty awful. I self-published my first...
by Penny Freeman | Jun 8, 2013 | Sound-off Saturday, Writing
So, I’ve been threatening for weeks to write about the forms and procedures that The X editorial staff uses for analyzing incoming manuscripts, and for structuring and strengthening projects they decide to take on. But it’s a good thing I held off until now, because...
by Penny Freeman | Jun 8, 2013 | Sound-off Saturday
Editor’s note: although Scott The Author was already scheduled today, we thought our readers would enjoy Chef Frank’s fabulous recipes, seasoned with just a dash of historical local flavor. Many of the readers of the The X blog may not know me—yet. I will...
by Penny Freeman | Jun 7, 2013 | Featured Friday, Writing
Hi! I’m Alyson. I’m new here. When I say “new,” I mean that I’m new to this mythical place of “Being Published,” not new to writing things. I’ll tell you how I got in, though, if you want. I have always been an avid reader. In preschool, I firmly requested that my...
by Penny Freeman | Jun 6, 2013 | Editor's Notes, Writing
What is it about verbs that make us all squirm? Every author I know (including myself) squirms when it comes to verbs, especially the “to be” verbs. You know, the “is” “was” “were” “be.” They are easy words to slip in and use. Little confusion, no superlatives, no...
