Spotlight: Carling Mars
Hi, Carling! What drew you to Salt and Sage? I was at the Kanab Writers Conference talking to someone about how I write reviews for Lambda Literary (a great resource for LGBTQ+ book lovers!), and one of the lovely people from S&S approached me! Everything that I’ve learned about this company, I like.
Sage Thoughts: Ariane and Margaret
Today we’re talking to two of our Sages, Ariane and Margaret, about their experience of COVID-19 as people who’ve experienced chronic illness. Sachiko: Morning, Ariane and Margaret! How are you doing? Margaret: I’m eating chocolate, so that probably says a lot! Ariane: I’ve noticed a lot of outcry from my chronically ill friends and clients that what everyone is now suddenly experiencing and finding intolerable, is their life all the time, along with a lot of pain around why those people never gave much credence to that fact prior.
Spotlight: Jenna Beacom
Welcome to the Salt and Sage Books Spotlight series! We welcome you into our creative community by inviting you to meet our editors and expert readers, and to hear a little of their own story, in their own words. We believe that by honoring each other’s voices, we’re able to turn creativity into community and change the world through story.
Stories That See Us: Sachiko Burton
My grandmother died ten days ago. This is as upsetting as you’d think. But through the isolation and grief, I recently found a way to reclaim my heritage, identity, and belonging as a Japanese-American. Heritage Fumie Suzuki Swenson with Raymond Takashi Swenson My grandmother, Fumie Suzuki Swenson, was Japanese and married an American.
Six Tips for Revising Your Manuscript
This is the second post in a two-part series about what to do after finishing your first draft of a book. Go here to read the first post: Six Tips on Preparing Your Newly Drafted Novel for Revision You’ve finished writing your book. You’ve prepared your newly drafted novel for revision, and now you’re on the beach and finally ready to begin your first major pass up Revision Mountain.
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