I always pronounced it "purse-phone," but apparently it's "Per-sef-o-knee." Huh. I also pronounced Sirius as "sigh-rus." (Harry Potter) I pronounced Chaol as "coal." (Throne of Glass.) This is why I am a fan of easily pronounceable names and those pronunciation guides that fantasy books often have. Anyone got fun mispronunciations to share?
Category: Writer’s Woes
Write. Read. Revise. Read. Repeat.
You can read as many articles/books about writing you want. Articles written by amateurs like me, or by professionals like Stephen King, or by the people that write the articles for Writer's Digest. You can devour every webinar, conference, and YouTube tutorial about how to write better, cleaner, and with more punch. But reading about … Continue reading Write. Read. Revise. Read. Repeat.
#Pitmad Blues
So this yesterday, I participated in #pitmad, the twitter pitch party in which unagented authors (like myself) can pitch their unpublished novel. Agents then can shuffle through all the pitches and heart the ones they want to see more from - sounds great, right? That's what I thought, too. I submitted two pitches for two … Continue reading #Pitmad Blues
Beatrice B. Morgan 