by Penny Freeman | Sep 11, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY PENNY FREEMAN How many times have you said this to yourself (or someone else): I just can’t write today. I’ve got stuff going on. And you can’t—not really. You can’t work on your current project when your whole mind/heart/soul is consumed with your stuff. So,...
by Penny Freeman | Sep 9, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY MEGAN OLIPHANT So You’re Writing A Book: Where to Go For Advice As with most things in life, there are always people to tell you how to do things. Writing is no exception. There are thousands of books written about it, all kinds of “how-to” articles and...
by Penny Freeman | Sep 5, 2014 | Editor's Notes
BY KRISTINA HARRIS My husband loves to watch daytime court shows, which are, if nothing else, an interesting study in human interactions. The one thing I always cue in on is the way a vast majority of the litigants speak while they are in court: these people, who have...
by Penny Freeman | Sep 2, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY ELIZABETH GILLILAND As you scroll through our editor’s notes, you may notice something of a trend here at Xchyler Publishing . . . most of us are women. The same could probably be said of most publishing houses and agencies. There are a lot of women in this field....
by Penny Freeman | Aug 28, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY RIE SHERIDAN ROSE No, I am not talking about that movie with Gena Rowlands and James Garner , or even the book it was based on. I am talking about the indispensable tool that no writer should be without. Last week, MeriLyn Oblad talked about how important...
by Penny Freeman | Aug 26, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY JESSICA SHEN Making Your Hero Suffer On Editor’s Notes, we’ve talked about all kinds of things that will make your story better, from how and when to break grammatical rules , to choosing a good name for your character. Today, let’s turn to the dark side of...
