Today I’m thrilled to be guest blogging on changeitupediting.com – home of Candace Johnson, the fiercest comma-wielding copyeditor west of the Atlantic. Check out her blog where you’ll find a steady stream of writing tips and industry news. My post today is for anyone who is eager to make real change this year, whether it’s in their writing life or beyond that. Don’t wait for the right time to do it. Do it now!
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Theres no point in waiting for the perfect time to start writing or editing a novel. No such thing exists.
Eva–
What a great guest post. And the above is biblical. Nobody knows it, but when Moses came down from Mount Sinai, the above was number 11.
PS I loved the opening words, about how the MB had that editor dreaming about your characters.
evanatiello
wait, I wasn’t the first to say that?!?! Moses?!!?
thanks, Bob!
Peggy Natiello
Brilliant advice for writers herein. I always say that “Nothing never happens”, and that fits with Eva’s propensity to recognize the gems in every moment – but how does she manage to hang onto those scraps of paper she writes them on!
evanatiello
Ha! good point, Peggy. If they are not “sticky” notes, I’m really in trouble!
change it up editing
Oh my, “The fiercest comma-wielding copyeditor west of the Atlantic” is quite a reputation, Eva! Thanks for another wonderful guest blog!
evanatiello
Perfect for a desk placard, no? And thanks again for inviting me!