by Blue Pencil Consulting | Dec 18, 2009 | Public Relations, Publicity, Speaking, Writing
Even in the middle of the pre-holiday whirl of project wrap-up and gift wrapping, I’m looking ahead to the new year. Here’s a quick heads-up on two speaking engagements coming up in the first half of January 2010: A workshop I’m co-presenting at the Enterprise Center...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Nov 30, 2009 | Process, Writing
Whew! Last night I finished writing a 50,000-word draft of a novel as part of National Novel Writing Month (which ends tonight at midnight). See www.nanowrimo.org for more about this challenging event. This is the third year in a row I’ve participated and “won” by...
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...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Oct 26, 2009 | Revision, Writing
The process of writing anything – whether it’s a book or an article for a professional journal in your field – has quite a bit in common with learning to play the trombone (or any other musical instrument, for that matter). Your first efforts don’t sound so great, but...
