“What is REAL?” asked the Velveteen Rabbit one day. “Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?” “Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you. When [someone] loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY… [Read More]
Why you should write by hand.
I know: it’s messy, and it takes longer. A whole page of handwriting only comes to about half a page of typing once you transcribe it. Handwriting can look sloppy and unclear. And an hour’s worth of scribbling on a page in blue ink doesn’t hold nearly the same crispness and efficacy of a double-spaced… [Read More]
How do you keep track of your submissions?
So you entered a short story contest this summer. It was a brand new story and you wrote it just for the contest. The deadline gave you a rush of adrenaline/inspiration – you took advantage of that, and sent it in last week. When will you hear news about the finalists? In September? Meanwhile, you… [Read More]