I didn’t get this up on the day is was supposed to, but here’s our chat about Setting and Description, over on Zoe’s blog.
Stylin’ over on Ana-bird’s blog today. (Well, yesterday, but my Wednesdays are packed now.)
It’s a New Year, but the same old young Dirty Birds! We’re back with chapter 8 of James Scott Bell’s Revision and Self-Editing for Publication–Show vs. Tell. Ana: I can never get enough of this topic. /sarcasm Zoe: It was fairly palatable in this presentation. It’s been worse! Ana: It’s probably not him, it’s...
WE’RE BACK!!!! At least until Christmas derails us. Then we lose Zoe-bird for a couple of weeks, but we’ll be back in the New Year to finish off James Scott Bell and squabble about what book we’ll read next. Any suggestions? We’d like something a little more focused, something that will help us with...
Christmas season is upon us, the US just had Thanksgiving (and all the attendant family obligations), and I’m still drowning in dayjob. So, the Dirty Birds are taking a short break and will be back soon. Before Christmas, but we all need a bit of breathing space right now. In the meantime, I received...
Dirty Birdin’ over at Zoe’s blog! It’s Friday!!! I have peppermint Kahlua for the coffee. (Sadly, I like Bailey’s in it better. But it’s drinkable.)
Plotting and structuring over on Ana’s blog. I’m really liking this book. 🙂
Three Dirty Birds are talking Character today with James Scott Bell’s Revision and Self-Editing for Publication (2e). Kate: So much wonderful in this chapter, it’s definitely not a skimmer. There’s stuff in this chapter that I’m definitely going to apply (if the day job ever calms down enough to let me write again). Ana:...
In honor of the halfway point of NaNo, and with the idea in mind that people will soon be editing their NaNo novels (Right, everyone? No sending it off to the agent on December 1), The Three Dirty Birds is reading James Scott Bell’s Revision and Self-Editing for Publication, 2nd Edition. Kate: I already...
Got the day right this time! Zoe has the weekly recap, and today’s post–On Suspense and Tension. Tune in next week for Revision and Self-Editing for Publication by David Scott Bell.