Someone recently wrote the following email to me: "A question came up during a guild meeting recently regarding published writings, such as letters to the…
Bobbie ChristmasApril 26, 2021
by Bobbie Christmas Q: In light of racial and LGBTQ issues, various terminology is changing to more sensitive language, avoiding words and phrases such as…
Bobbie ChristmasOctober 5, 2020
©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
I’m not a grammarian, a teacher of grammar. I’m merely an editor who has to deal with grammar issues daily. As such I feel that…
Bobbie ChristmasJuly 31, 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