by Diana Renn | Mar 9, 2011 | artists, Japan, Japanese art, New York City, travel
NYC always dazzles me. I’ve been there numerous times — Boston isn’t so far away, and I used to travel there regularly for business. But I always feel a bit like Country Mouse, showing up with a battered suitcase and stars in my eyes, gaping at the...
by Diana Renn | Mar 3, 2011 | editorial letter, revising, The Frame Game
I’m coming up for air! I’ve missed blogging, but for the past couple of weeks I have been focused on the editorial letter I received from my publisher, and my impending revision of The Frame Game. After three passes through the manuscript and thirty pages...
by Diana Renn | Feb 24, 2011 | bookstores, writing process, writing supplies
After 78 years in business, my favorite office supply store, Bob Slate Stationer, is closing its doors. All three Cambridge stores will be gone by March. I was already mourning the loss of the two Borders bookstores nearest my home, not to mention the closure of two...
by Diana Renn | Feb 18, 2011 | revision, The Frame Game, word count
So I’m gearing up to revise my novel (THE FRAME GAME, the one to be published). I have been asked, among other things, to cut the word count by quite a bit. I recognize I have a tendency to over-complicate, so I’m immensely grateful for editorial advice at...
by Diana Renn | Feb 17, 2011 | book review, Evenfall, Liz Michalski
I’ve been reading mostly YA fiction lately, but I do make occasional forays back into adult fiction. My latest great find is EVENFALL, by Liz Michalski. This exquisite novel is told in three distinct and compelling voices. There’s Andie, a 30-something...
