Advice from the Experts

June 22, 2009By Karen Barnett 1 Comment

I’m neck-deep in a rewrite of Shaken, so I decided to go to the experts — a.k.a. the Internet –for some advice. You can find some great stuff on google. 🙂 Here are some great quotes about editing and rewriting. Enjoy. Sit down, and put down everything that comes into your head and then you’re … Read More

Some Words about Writing

June 9, 2009By Karen Barnett No Comments

For all the writers out there, or if you are just interested in the process… here are a few quotes to brighten your writing day. (Please excuse the language). Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. ~E.L. Doctorow Substitute “damn” every time you’re inclined to write “very;” your editor will delete it and the … Read More

Scribe

April 29, 2009By Karen Barnett 2 Comments

There’s a hymn called “The Love of God” that was written in 1917. Our church’s worship leader taught us a new version that mixed the beautiful old words of this hymn with a newer melody. The words of the final verse truly captured my heart, as a writer. Could we with ink the ocean fillAnd … Read More