by David Colin Carr | Sep 30, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writing
Last night I attended Booktoberfest – a gemütlich gathering for writers to learn about local self-publishing support and to meet published authors, editors, book designers, and publishers – all of whom had display tables. Local microbreweries provided samples of their...
by David Colin Carr | Sep 24, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writing
September 23, 2013 This week I’ve been doing a read-through of a novel about sexual abuse of boys. The reason the author feels this is a topic not much written about is at the heart of the book: the shame. Especially in a culture that treats homosexuality as aberrant,...
by David Colin Carr | Sep 17, 2013 | Editing, Uncategorized, Writing
I could have titled this “Beautiful Beyond Words.” I’m curious what you would make of that phrase if you saw it in a book. I’m afraid I interpret it as: the writer doesn’t fully understand what s/he wants to say the writer has no imagination the writer has limited...
by David Colin Carr | Sep 3, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writing
I’ve written in the past about clients whose description of difficult events can retraumatize a reader. It’s wonderful to be able to transmit emotional experience – this is one of the intentions I ask my clients to clarify – but I’m not sure any reader would benefit...
by David Colin Carr | Aug 27, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writing
PLEASE DON’T MISS THE END OF THE BLOG WHERE I ASK FOR YOUR OPINION. I suspect this is going to be the first in a series of articles based on the various dances I do as I work with different clients. I don’t mean dances pejoratively. Each writer is distinctive in...
by David Colin Carr | Jul 30, 2013 | Editing, Uncategorized, Writing
I think it might be interesting to know what my feedback on a piece of writing might look like. As I work up an estimate, I often make notes about the patterns I see that will need to be revised. These might function as a guide for the writer to edit their piece...