The new quarter of the Writer's Tribe™ gathered in The Gallery at Book Passage. Eight enthusiastic authors sat at a round table and discussed each other's manuscripts—giving and receiving feedback in the spirit of generosity and honesty. We looked for where the energy vibrates in each work-in-project (WIP). We suggested vivid details to build quintesssential characters and story worlds (settings). We pointed out awkward sentences or transitions that confused us. We read aloud

Give and receive in the spirit of generosity. Find where the energy is in the text and offer your appreciation before you express prescriptive comments for revision. How to introduce your writing sample to your writer's group: Provide a one minute summary of the narrative action. Let this summary be neutral. What kind of story is this? What defining choice(s) does the main character face? What is the conflict, crisis and resolution? Tips for how to give feedback: Read the tex

On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, I share my notes about writing and revising my debut novel, ANYA'S WAR. I journaled about process during the several years before the novel's publication date (February 2011). Here is an entry from September 2009: I’ve decided to undergo another global rewrite of ANYA'S WAR 25 days before final revisions are due to my editor, Liz Szabla of Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan. I am in seculsion for a week in my studio and have spent two of the s