Copy Editors-Manuscript Markup

I had a new book title, I had the results of the developmental editor. I rewrote, refined, and reread LET… Read more Copy Editors-Manuscript Markup

Lessons from a Liberated Life/Knocking on Doors

While the developmental editor was reading my book, my project manager had been talking to Beaver’s Pond Press staff about… Read more Lessons from a Liberated Life/Knocking on Doors

My project manager did the first read of the manuscript. This was late summer of 2018. Hanna was enthusiastic in… Read more The Professionals Begin: Developmental Editor Takes Charge

When there’s money flowing, things get done. In June of 2018 I began working with Beaver’s Pond Press in earnest,… Read more The Journey Begins with Step One

Up until the end of April 2018, I had been trying to take the traditional route for writers—Write, find and… Read more Traditional Career Trajectory

In the spring of 2018 I was searching for retreats where I could hone my writing even more. I had… Read more Retreat2Write 2018

When I began my adult education, a person could say I was 18 and a college student. I didn’t necessarily… Read more The New World of Adult Education

When I began my adult education, a person could say I was 18 and a college student. I didn’t necessarily… Read more More on Adult Education: Retreat2Write

I hadn’t realized how out of practice I had become—for forty years I had squeezed out adjectives and adverbs to… Read more Honing my Writing Skills

To commemorate being on earth, alive and thinking, here is my list of 65 things I’ve learned in 65 years.… Read more 65 things I have learned in 65 years