http://www.bridgeofwords.annaparadox.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:19:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've just been over at Norman Spinrad's blog.  He's the brilliant writer of books like Bug Jack Barron and Child of Fortune who has won prizes, been a best seller, and published for over four decades.  He was talking about how the current state of U.S. publishing has just about ... http://www.bridgeofwords.annaparadox.com/?p=42 I've noticed some confusion about what editors do.  In broad terms, editing is the process of making writing better.  That can cover a lot of territory.  So here are some precise ways that editors improve manuscripts: They correct misspellings, grammatical errors, and inconsistent punctuation.  This is sometimes called copyediting. They flag awkward ... http://www.bridgeofwords.annaparadox.com/?p=37 Let's look at some basic math on the money in writing. Imagine that your goal is to earn at least a modest $40,000 a year from your writing. What paths can lead to that amount of money? Sell a lot of books. Build a base of fans. Use writing to promote ... http://www.bridgeofwords.annaparadox.com/?p=19 The Odyssey workshop for fantasy writing has started a blog. It already contains several podcasts from successful fantasy writers about writing and publishing. Some of these look useful for all writers. Check out the blog here: http://odysseyworkshop.livejournal.com/ http://www.bridgeofwords.annaparadox.com/?p=17 Punctuation has meaning.  It also has a look.  Here’s a case where those who want punctuation to be meaningful and those who want it to look right come into disagreement. Take a look at the following sentences: He spells his name “Jynsyn.” He spells his name “Jynsyn”. Which one do you think is right? Right ... http://www.bridgeofwords.annaparadox.com/?p=15 Cory Doctorow has put up an amazingly helpful article for writers who face information overload from the internet. Check it out here: http://www.locusmag.com/Features/2009/01/cory-doctorow-writing-in-age-of.html http://www.bridgeofwords.annaparadox.com/?p=13 I love writing. It’s the original mass medium. It’s accessible to nearly everyone. It takes very little expense or technology to write or to read. Let’s look at how writing improves on speaking. What is written down can be improved, made more efficient and ... http://www.bridgeofwords.annaparadox.com/?p=7 My official first post will arrive on September 23rd. I'm looking forward to focusing on writers and writing here! Until then, why not check out my other blog at www.creatingspace.annaparadox.com? Creating Space is a blog about success, space, and science fiction, and has quite a lot of writing content, ... http://www.bridgeofwords.annaparadox.com/?p=1