by Diana Renn | May 2, 2011 | conferences, Grub Street, Muse and the Marketplace, Randy Susan Meyers, Ron Carlson
This weekend I attended my favorite writer’s conference: Grub Street’s Muse and the Marketplace, at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. I’ve been going to this conference since its earliest days, when it was a simple one-day affair. Now it’s exploded...
by Diana Renn | Apr 30, 2011 | revising, revision
I’m still buried in revisions, and am working overtime today (whatever “overtime” means for writers) so I can take tomorrow off and attend Grub Street’s Muse and the Marketplace conference here in Boston. But as promised, here are some devices...
by Diana Renn | Apr 22, 2011 | art and life, revising
Occasionally, art and life collide. Freaky coincidences happen. Sometimes that’s cool. But not when it involves a rock flying into your house at 2 am. Which is almost exactly what happens to some characters in the novel I’m busy revising. And which is...
by Diana Renn | Apr 21, 2011 | revising, revision
I’m revising, revising, revising. I’ll be back next week with three handy and low-tech revision tips that so far seem to be working. Meanwhile, here’s a picture of my desk. It’s under there somewhere. So am I.
by Diana Renn | Apr 15, 2011 | revising
My writing metaphors frequently shift, but I find it’s always useful to have a metaphor, something to visualize. Some days it’s construction. I’m building a house, or wiring it, or setting up scaffolding, or simply running through the framework with...
