by Maggie Preston | Jan 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Editing is tough. Editing means looking at your work in heartless ways. Does this character work? Does that action make sense? Does this part of the plot fit the overall story? What’s tough for me is that each word is written with heart and soul. I agonize over the...
by Maggie Preston | Jan 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
I read a hilarious meme a few weeks back. How true it is! I refuse to do that math on this because I remember 1980 all too well! But you know what this means? New year, new year’s resolutions. I prefer goals – things I’m going to accomplish rather than things I’m...
by Maggie Preston | Jan 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
I have learned recently I am a NWL. A “nice white lady.” I cannot put in strong enough terms how much I hated that term when I first read it. You could practically hear the snarl in the universe’s voice. If you’ve paid any attention to RWA lately you know what’s going...
by Maggie Preston | Dec 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Most of us have a book hidden somewhere – complete, incomplete, an alien time travel set during the Russian Revolution someone said would never sell. So what do you do with such a book? I could remind you of books like The Help (rejected 60 times), or Chicken Soup...
by Maggie Preston | Dec 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Along with a lot of craziness over the best present for great-aunt Winnifred or a suitable White Elephant gift to take the office holiday party, I think this time of year sparks a ton of reflection over past choices. In just two days we’ll start a “new” year and with...
