We've all read a book where the author neglects to mention a crucial detail, right? This has happened to me when I've been reading along and wondering what city the characters were supposed to be in. Cultural norms vary from location to location, so to truly engage in a book, we need to know whether we're in Dubai or Detroit. We're going to have a different visual in mind if we hear that a character goes to the market Paris or Los Angeles. Although this can color the way we r

I know that most people talk about the month of January as a month to start new things. Everyone wants to make resolutions to start fresh, or to begin new projects. To me, though - in a totally non-chronological way - January is the perfect editing month. Let's look at the year as it compares to writing a book: Spring - Everything is new. We're planting seeds and hoping that, with some tender loving care, great things will come from them. This is what it feels like when