I feel like the It’s Guy from Monty Python

On 11 Aug 201611 Aug 2016 By Cait (like cat) GordonIn This blog's posts, WritingLeave a comment

Whew! Who knew getting a book ready for publication was such hard work? Oh yeah, probably all of you.

The Book Synopsis, or, Kill Me Now

On 28 Feb 201613 Oct 2016 By Cait (like cat) GordonIn WritingLeave a comment

Let's all shout it together, shall we? One, two, three: OH THE FREAKIN' HUMANITY, NOT A SYNOPSIS!!!

10 things I did to get my manuscript ready for submission

On 9 Oct 201521 Feb 2016 By Cait (like cat) GordonIn This blog's posts, Writing4 Comments

The beta-readers were mild compared to Editor Cait. I found over 100 nit-picky things in my “fuzzy-socks reading” step of this process. After I made those changes, Editor Cait went into Dalek mode, and started exterminating words like they were timelords.