Category Archives: editing

Editorial Greatness: In Memory of David G. Hartwell

Posted on January 22, 2016 by E. C. Ambrose

This week, the science fiction and fantasy community was devastated by the loss of David G. Hartwell, long-time Tor editor, co-founder of the World Fantasy Convention, and an extraordinary man in every way. (especially his fashion-sense–seriously! His ties have their … Continue reading →

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What I Hate About Writing Groups

Posted on January 8, 2016 by E. C. Ambrose

Full disclosure here:  I currently belong to four writers’ groups, as well as SFWA, my national genre organization.  And I have recently dropped out of two others (and dropped out of another one last year, for similar reasons). A good … Continue reading →

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Sowing the Seeds of the Perfect End

Posted on June 19, 2013 by E. C. Ambrose

I recently submitted a story to an online journal, and received some feedback from the editor, a couple of changes she wanted to see: first, the character’s motivation was unclear, second, the ending didn’t work. Well, motivation’s not too hard, … Continue reading →

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When Revision Goes Too Far. . .

Posted on June 20, 2012 by E. C. Ambrose

Just finished a fourth round of revision on the first book.  Empirically speaking, this sounds like too many rounds, to me–I’ve never been keen on revision.  (You may recall my method for revision which involves lots of beer and stomping around … Continue reading →

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