Category Archives: Rock Soup

These are notes from a presentation by Penny Sansevieri. It is one of the lectures from the online Indi summit. Any misinformation is the fault o the note taker. – Right after your book, have a letter asking for a … Continue reading →

I had the chance to attend the Utah Writers League conference this year because of the generously of a fellow writer, who couldn’t go. Here are my notes. The presenter was By Blake C?.  Writing for a visual medium … Continue reading →

This is a presentation from the Indi novelist summit. Any inaccuracies is the fault of the note taker. The presenter was James Scott Bell.  Dialog is an extension of a character’s actions  Dialog always has an agenda.  … Continue reading →

This is a continuation of my notes about self-editing, offered by by Talsa Sainz. Narration: don’t break character. That includes the narrator. They are a narrator.  Voice: passive: the pie was eaten by the man.  The man ate … Continue reading →

This is a continuation of my notes about self-editing, offered by Talsa Sainz. Categories: the task by color  red: deleted.  Diction: orange  Narration: green  Dialog: blue  Function: yellow Delete? Red: deleted every unnecessary word. Cut … Continue reading →

I had the chance to attend the Utah Writers League conference this year because of the generously of a fellow writer, who couldn’t go. Here are my notes.  A left-brain function. Problems in the manuscript are color coded.  … Continue reading →

Content gained from Carol Louise Streeve I had Stephanie Jaetger: attached but I’m not certain which presented. I had the chance to attend the Utah Writers League conference this year because of the generously of a fellow writer, who couldn’t … Continue reading →

I had the chance to attend the Utah Writers League conference this year because of the generously of a fellow writer, who couldn’t go. Here are my notes.  Cut out the meat and cheese. We have the wish to … Continue reading →

These are notes I swapped with another note taker at life the universe and everything. That way, we get notes from other panels we may not have attended. The panelists were Gordon Frye, Dr. Eric Van Sweden, Scott R. Parkin, … Continue reading →

These are notes I swapped with another note taker at life the universe and everything. That way, we get notes from other panels we may not have attended. The panelists were: James Minz, Jo Walton, Susan Chang. I will first … Continue reading →