Punctuating our lives

- by Elaine Isaak

I understand that there are two types of editors:  those who take commas out, and those who put them in.  I seem to have the kind who take them out, happily excising the commas from my dependent clauses, or swapping them for semi-colons willy-nilly.  Most Americans don’t need to think about puncuation much after theyleave [...]

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Do Not Forget To Live

- by Emilie Richards

When writers forget to live, their work but more important, their creativity can suffer. When your job becomes your life it’s time to take stock and reconnect with everything you’ve allowed to slip away.

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“Karma, Karma, Karma…chameleon!”

- by Delilah Devlin

Okay, now that Boy George’s song will be in your head for the rest of the day, let’s talk about karma and why you need it!
I’m a huge believer that none of my successes would have happened without my creating positive karma around me.
My son’s early driving disasters taught me what karma was all about. [...]

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Meet Editor Susan Litman

- by BlogMistress

Welcome Susan Litman, who came to Harlequin/Silhouette after spending several years working in film development in New York. Susan began her career at Silhouette working as an Assistant Editor for the Intimate Moments line, and has since become the Editor for Special Edition, acquiring for multiple series.
What made you decide to edit fiction?
I [...]

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