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Tips and Tricks for Online Readings

| May 1, 2023

One of the panels I spoke on at Flights of Foundry was about tips and tricks for online readings. Learning to give good readings in person is one set of skills. Learning how to do so when you don’t have audience reactions to gauge how you’re doing can be exponentially more difficult. Among other things, […]

Writer Tools: TTS Reader

| October 10, 2022

One of the best ways for authors to proofread their work is to read it aloud. But it helps to read aloud with a partner, specifically having them read what’s on the page to help you notice what’s missing or extraneous. If you don’t have another human you can read with, try reading with a […]

Joining My Patrons!

| February 11, 2020

If you haven’t already checked out my Patreon, it’s a great time to do so! I’m close to reaching my goal of filming myself reading a story each month! And since I’ve written a lot of flash pieces recently, I’ve got a great backlog of stories to read! There may also be cats who are […]

Reading Aloud to Find Errors

| July 1, 2019

One of the best ways to edit something you’ve written is to read it aloud. Your eyes may try to skip over mistakes or correct them for you if you’re reading silently, but when you add your mouth into the equation, it makes you look at a manuscript differently. I edit professionally, so my brain […]