by Elizabeth | Jun 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
This week, as we wind up the spring quarter in the BWW and head into our amazing summer courses, we are having a submission action meeting right before our term party. One of our fabulous students, writer Leslie Rodd, has had a great deal of success submitting her...
by Elizabeth | Jun 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last week, I told you that I was cutting my 103,000 word novel down to 60,000 words, at my agent’s request. Well–it’s at 54,000 words now. And I LOVED this editing process. I loved cutting scenes that were not an integral part of the main story. I...
by Elizabeth | Jun 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Just so we are all on the same page, the Fool of the Tarot deck is the hero of The Hero’s Journey. This is no coincidence. It occurs to me that most of my blog posts are about the same thing from a slightly different metaphoric angle. In fact, any old metaphor will...
by Elizabeth | Jun 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
“If we had to say what writing is, we would have to define it essentially as an act of courage.” Cynthia Ozick “A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage.” Sidney Smith “There is no satisfactory explanation...
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