• Personal

    Me in a nutshell…

    I tend to live my life a little bit differently from your average person.  It may just be my perspective or it may be my choices.  The two are certainly tied together. I am a perfectionist.  This is why I continue writing and rewriting.  Day in and day out.  I write.  I paint.  I draw.  I rarely show any of it to anyone.  Unless it’s as close to perfect as I can make it, I never show anyone my creative work.  I really ought to work on that, but unless someone were to ask specifically and I were to trust them explicitly, I doubt that’ll change. I’m ADD.  Yes, this…

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    Critic Vs. Editor

    So, as my friend so bluntly put it, “As a critic you’re kind but as an editor you’re kinda a b****”. I’ve come to realise that she’s right. I’m sweet as can be when I’m reviewing something basically because I choose what I’m reading and it’s already caught my attention because it feels polished to me. I pick up a book for many reasons. It’s been recommended to me. It’s got a cool cover. It’s by an author I like. It’s title is rather spiffy. The pen name of the author makes my brain go “Wow, nifty name”. The list goes on and on. But no matter what, there is…