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Not American. And better for it.

The thing I love most about editing books for authors that aren’t American and aren’t writing about American culture is how much I learn. I learn new phrases. I learn new words. I learn new meanings to words I already knew. I learn about different people...

Going to Battle

I’ve been reading a book (not by an author I know), and there hasn’t been much conflict. So, in the midst of yet another romantic scene, I find myself thinking, “Something bad needs to happen soon, or I might quit reading this.” Luckily, it did...
The Lightning Bolt

The Lightning Bolt

There comes a point in a book that a statement of truth is made. And it rings through your soul. Ah! It hits you! That’s what you’ve been missing. That’s where you kept mis-stepping. And now you see the light. Now you know what to change. You have...
Curse you; I love you!

Curse you; I love you!

NPR has an excellent article about Dorothy Dunnett. I haven’t read any Dorothy Dunnett, but I shall soon be correcting that mistake. There was one sentence from the article that really caught my attention: “It really taught me that finely wrought emotional...

A Whole New World

A Whole New World I love opening a new book from an author. Especially if it’s a Universe I haven’t read yet. A Whole New World. #earworm. What will I see I click on that title? Will it be a grand adventure? A epic quest? A thrilling chase for the truth? A...
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