©2020 Bobbie Christmas Agents and publishers say they want manuscripts with a fresh voice. What the heck is a fresh voice, and how can you…
Bobbie ChristmasSeptember 8, 2020
Completing a book has often been described as giving birth, and as one who has given birth to babies and books, I fully understand the…
Bobbie ChristmasNovember 6, 2019
One of the possible drawbacks to being a book editor is that I read manuscripts as a necessary part of my business, which leaves almost…
Bobbie ChristmasOctober 21, 2019
I spent all day recently rewriting from memory a children's story I had written years ago, because I could not find it on any of…
Bobbie ChristmasMay 11, 2019
When I stepped out of the shower recently, I reached for my bath towel, which usually hangs on a hook by my shower. The hook…
Bobbie ChristmasFebruary 27, 2019
LIFE AS MATERIAL My sister and I recently drove to Altamonte Springs, Florida, where I gave several workshops and many interviews at the Florida…
Bobbie ChristmasNovember 14, 2018
As an editor you can probably find grammar errors in anything you read, yet are errors in grammar coming out of your mouth when you…
Bobbie ChristmasJuly 25, 2018
Writers asked; I answered. Q: In this sentence (for a nonfiction book), which version would be correct? (Or should it be something else?) Most lenders…
Bobbie ChristmasJuly 17, 2018
I watched a foreign film last night titled The Square. It is up for an Oscar for best foreign film, and although lately the foreign…
Bobbie ChristmasFebruary 25, 2018