tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268140710115533820.post6178391176114348993..comments2024-03-01T02:03:19.698-07:00Comments on my writer's lair: My Publishing Journey--Part 10Heather Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11634399663804195312noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268140710115533820.post-1058605614485182992010-12-13T07:59:54.381-07:002010-12-13T07:59:54.381-07:00nosurfgirl, I' probably attend a chapter meeti...nosurfgirl, I' probably attend a chapter meeting with the Idaho Writers League (whichever is closest to you). Or contact the closest chapter president and see if they can give you some contacts. There are probably plenty of critique groups that stem from the main chapter and meet together at various locations. (That's how it is in the League of Utah Writers)Heather Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634399663804195312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268140710115533820.post-64869375903472767542010-12-12T13:44:20.353-07:002010-12-12T13:44:20.353-07:00I have a sort of unrelated question.
My husband i...I have a sort of unrelated question.<br /><br />My husband is applying for a job in Rexburg and I'm trying to scout around for a writing critique group I could join if we move up there. <br /><br />Do you have a reference for a yahoo group or a writing league, where I'd be able to find a critique group? The links that I found online were all based in Idaho Falls.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466860937596192472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268140710115533820.post-39775353978511576512010-12-09T14:36:17.890-07:002010-12-09T14:36:17.890-07:00Maria, thanks. I always appreciate your encouragem...Maria, thanks. I always appreciate your encouragement :)Heather Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634399663804195312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268140710115533820.post-58761798690212950142010-12-08T19:32:39.851-07:002010-12-08T19:32:39.851-07:00Ref: Later, when I told my tax accountant that I h...Ref: Later, when I told my tax accountant that I had a book coming out on Women of the Book of Mormon, he said, “What is it, 5 pages long?”<br /><br />Smart aleck. LOL.<br /><br />I've been enthralled with your journey, Heather. You've been an inspiration for me.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268140710115533820.post-20843364970401617082010-12-08T14:04:45.324-07:002010-12-08T14:04:45.324-07:00Annette was lucky enough to hear about all the det...Annette was lucky enough to hear about all the details, most of which I've probably blocked out by now :)<br /><br />Thanks, Michael. I appreciate your comments and agree that characters need depth.Heather Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634399663804195312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268140710115533820.post-21126955375198765662010-12-08T12:49:34.043-07:002010-12-08T12:49:34.043-07:00I just have to say that in my opinion, Alma the Yo...I just have to say that in my opinion, Alma the Younger was the best of the series for exactly the reasons that put some people off. What good is fiction if it doesn't take you places (literal and spiritual) you haven't been before? How can we truly admire our prophets and leaders if we don't experience their worst along with their best?Michael Knudsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05640030735263279057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268140710115533820.post-89378457219362921172010-12-08T12:38:55.331-07:002010-12-08T12:38:55.331-07:00That copy editor moment was one of my favorite sto...That copy editor moment was one of my favorite stories. It was so fun to find readers who really connected with the book and know full well that the copy editor was dead WRONG.Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268140710115533820.post-40279478299378355992010-12-08T12:30:08.125-07:002010-12-08T12:30:08.125-07:00Katharine, thanks for the note. I'm glad this ...Katharine, thanks for the note. I'm glad this experience wasn't with my 1st book or it would have thrown me for a loop. Yes, I've worked with many copyeditors and the majority have been great and always helpful.Heather Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634399663804195312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268140710115533820.post-76099216949497215312010-12-08T12:11:32.103-07:002010-12-08T12:11:32.103-07:00As a copyeditor, I am compelled to say that I am s...As a copyeditor, I am compelled to say that I am sorry that you had to deal with a copyeditor who rudely stepped outside professional boundaries. A copyeditor's job is to help an author's prose be its best self—no more and no less.Katharine O'Moore-Klopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699159708036532202noreply@blogger.com