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Being Sensitive

Being Sensitive

There’s a new concept emerging in the writing community that wasn’t on my radar a decade ago, and that is the notion of a sensitivity reader. Different from a beta reader–someone you find to read your work-in-progress for free, purely

Misty October 6, 2019January 23, 2020 Dear Author, fragments and musings, publications, The Writing Well, thoughts on process 3 Comments Read more

How to Write a Book Review

How to Write a Book Review

In part one of this series, I discussed several reasons to write a book review, which boil down to one main reason: other readers (and the author, but primarily other readers) want to know what you think. There are ancillary

Misty April 25, 2019April 26, 2019 Dear Author, The Writing Well No Comments Read more

Reviewing pt. 1: Why Do It

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When I was sending out ARCs (advance reader copies) for The Necessaries, and as I think about review venues for the essay collection My Caesarean (forthcoming in May), I’m surprised by how many sharp, avid readers are shy about posting

Misty March 11, 2019April 25, 2019 Dear Author, fragments and musings, writing communities 4 Comments Read more

Wild Fantasies

Wild Fantasies

It’s a new year. Time to make resolutions, plans, and goals. Since thoughts create reality, and imagining something very specifically is said to bring it to life, I’m indulging in a sequence of wild and very specific fantasies around successfully

Misty January 1, 2019 Dear Author, fragments and musings, The Writing Well, thoughts on process No Comments Read more

Dear Author: on the topic of book promotion

Dear Author: on the topic of book promotion

Dear Author: How do you make sure you spend an appropriate amount of time promoting your book, while still leaving yourself time to write the next one? Reader, that’s an excellent question. Right now I don’t have a good answer

Misty July 11, 2016June 26, 2018 Dear Author, talks, thoughts on process No Comments Read more

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