by Penny Freeman | Jun 10, 2014 | Editor's Notes
BY MERILYN OBLAD Once upon a time, I sat around a flint-knapping debris pile with a bunch of other people, trading life-stories and making what should have been tools out of rocks but were, in reality, just lumps of broken stone. I noticed a certain pattern of...
by Penny Freeman | Jun 5, 2014 | Editor's Notes
BY KRISTINA HARRIS I suppose editing has always been my calling in life: my family dubbed me “the walking dictionary” when I was just a small child. When I was a teenager, I was promoted to “walking encyclopedia.” Do those hard-bound sets of encyclopedias even exist...
by Penny Freeman | Jun 3, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY MEGAN OLIPHANT I have to say I have a really hard time writing a blog post all about me. It may be because I’ve spent most of my life trying to live in the shadows, using what I have to support others: my husband, my children, other writers. I could give help and...
by Penny Freeman | Mar 20, 2014 | Editor's Notes
BY ELIZABETH GILLILAND In the world of grammar, there seem to be a lot of rules floating around: Avoid gerunds! Don’t end a sentence with a prepositional phrase! Delete all adverbs! Death to passive voice! And so forth, and so forth. As if it isn’t frustrating enough...
by Penny Freeman | Mar 10, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY JESSICA SHEN Using foreign languages can be a great way to add depth to your characters and your story. It can inject flavor, give a taste of authenticity, and even add some mystery and mysticism. However, it’s important to ensure that your translations are not...
by Penny Freeman | Feb 25, 2014 | Editor's Notes
BY MCKENNA GARDNER The role of editors. Today, I liken the different roles editors fill to underwater exploration. Content editors are the ones that get inside their steel, circular contraptions and take a dive all the way to the bottom of the ocean, taking in the...
