The Top Ten

I am over at Magical Words today talking about my top ten tips for working with a professional editor and how they're remarkably similar to interacting with your college professors! Click HERE to visit the post!

Resources and Tips!

I’m over at Magical Words again today writing about all the things I learned and tips I gathered while at ConCarolinas this past weekend. Come check out all the resources! Click HERE to go to Magical Words.

ConCarolinas 2016 Wrap-Up

It's Monday. That means another ConCarolinas is on the books, and I'm brain addled trying to mentally condense all the information that I collected during the past three days. (I love Evernote for that, by the way.) So, here are some of my possibly not entirely coherent thoughts on the convention as a whole. It…

Those Other Things…

Writers wear a lot of hats. And socks, too. With monkeys on them. Well, at least I do. Some of the other hats I wear are mom, wife, daughter, professor, book reviewer, editor, and personal assistant. Yep, all those! But, I wanted today to tell you a little about (okay, shamelessly self-promote) my editing business,…

Oh Editor, My Editor

CROSS-POSTED FROM MAGICAL WORDS: http://www.magicalwords.net/melissa-gilbert/oh-editor/ Today is the release of An Improbable Truth: The Paranormal Adventures of Sherlock Holmes! I have a story in there titled “The Chase” along with other amazing stories by superbly talented storytellers. I have read some of them, but I am waiting on the actual book to devour the rest. I’m hungry for them,…

What a Ride!

Summer is nearly over, and I am so behind on writing. I've had a ton of editing work (which is great, of course!) but that means my daily word count has been lacking. Add in changing jobs and teaching a summer camp for 4th-7th graders, and my summer has been a wild ride. Summer camps…

Confession Time

I have a confession to make.