by Cyndi | Aug 13, 2013 | Writing, editing, reading
All hands on deck for an important announcement: You may now use underway as one word in all instances. The Associated Press tweaked its style guide earlier this year, scuttling one of my most-remembered (reviled?) editorial admonitions in the Dreary Whining Gazette...
by Cyndi | Oct 30, 2012 | Writing, editing, reading
Tap tap tap. Space. Tap tap tap. “The End.” I type the phrase of a dream. My heart is pounding. I’m grinning. The manuscript for my first novel, “More Than You Think You Know,” is finished, totaling 84,819 words complete. No matter what else happens,...
by Cyndi | Aug 11, 2012 | Writing, editing, reading
Cheers! All three of the runaway menopausal women in my novel are drinkers. Two of them have, or have had, legal and health issues linked to alcohol. They all experience heavier night sweats when they drink. But hot flashes don’t stop them from self-medicating...
by Cyndi | May 30, 2012 | Writing, editing, reading
Splash! Here I go, launched into the blogosphere, full speed ahead, making waves along the way. The nautical allusions are fitting for this writer and editor; the bulk of my most recent work centers around my adventures on the sailing vessel Chip Ahoy. Boating is also...
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