Since all our TV shows are on hiatus for the summer, Mr. Burt and I have been watching an episode of The West Wing every night after we get the Burt Squirt to bed. We never watched when it originally aired, and I’m feeling rather late to the party as far as fannishness goes! But [...]
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How to Publish a Novel
“You’ve finished your novel,” says a friend or family member to me. “Now what?” “Try to get it published,” I reply. “Well duh,” says the friend or family member, “but how do you do that?” “Simple,” I say. “All it takes is faith and trust, and a little bit of pixie dust.” My friend or [...]
Showing vs. Telling in Jane Austen’s “Persuasion”
Recently several girlfriends and I organized a book club. Our first read was Persuasion, which I’ve had recommended to me many times as Jane Austen’s best work. Having now read it, I must disagree. The story — a second chance at love for an older couple who just couldn’t make it work the first time [...]
Her Dying Wish (2/2)
In case you missed it last Friday, I posted the first part of a two-part short story. I’m not waiting until this Friday to post the conclusion, because Fridays are slow days on teh internets. Her Dying Wish (Part 2) Normally, Saturday mornings were for her (as they are for everybody–as they are for you) [...]
Her Dying Wish (1/2)
Authors, apparently, must also be Bloggers. As part of my mission to re-vamp lrburt.com, I’m incorporating several regular features, including Fiction Fridays, which are dedicated to posts about writing or excerpts of my fiction projects. Since my readers are probably more interested in what I write than in how I write it, I’ll kick off [...]
