So, you've finished writing your manuscript. You've read through it more times than you can count. You're sure it's ready to print. It's time to get an editor. But how do you know who to hire? How do you find an editor you can trust? Here are eight questions that will help you narrow down your search to a few good matches. 1. What's Your Favorite Genre to Edit? Just because an editor has the technical skills and experience you need doesn't make them the right editor for your

Originally published November 5, 2012 on http://snowyviolettellsthetruth.blogspot.com/ Today I find myself restless, which seems to be the only way I can find myself these days. I sit watching a movie I have seen many times before, look at the screen and say aloud and to nobody at all “Just do it.” I have no idea where it comes from; my heart or my throat, or what it’s for. But I take it to mean “go get in the shower and actually start your day.” And so I do. I shower, feelin