by Blue Pencil Consulting | May 1, 2014 | Book Publishing, Editing, Muse 2014, Writing
Grub Street’s “Muse and the Marketplace” conference (#Muse14) begins Friday morning, May 2, in Boston, and I’ll be there bright and early! Look for updates from the event all weekend here on the blog, on Twitter (@katebluepencil) and on...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Feb 14, 2013 | Books, Editing, Writing
“Work is love made visible.” — Kahlil Gibran In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I’d like to send a heartfelt “thank you” to all my clients, past and present, for the honor and pleasure of working with you to help you tell your stories. In his book The Prophet,...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Dec 3, 2010 | Editing, Workshop, Writing
Though shiny new technologies have given us more ways to communicate, the basics remain the same: Be clear, get to the point, banish meaningless buzzwords, and provide key details that convey your expertise, credibility and professionalism to your target audience. On...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Mar 19, 2010 | Editing, Writing
Hi, Neighbor! Pull out your cardigan sweater and be neighborly tomorrow, because March 20 is “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Day. The creation of Family Communications Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA (www.fci.org/neighbor), this annual event celebrates the late Fred Rogers (known...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Nov 6, 2009 | Editing, Process, Writing
For fun, this month I am participating in National Novel Writing Month (also known as NaNoWriMo), which means I have made a pact with myself and thousands of other NaNoWriMo participants that I will write a 50,000-word first draft of a novel between November 1 and...
