• An article by Karen K. Hugg was featured
    September 2016
    Before I became an ornamental horticulturalist, I worked as an editor. These were good and not-so-good years in my life because though I worked with words, I wasn’t writing enough of my own. For awhile, I worked at a large internet retailer I...
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  • An article by Karen K. Hugg was featured
    July 2016
    I'm in the final stages of editing my manuscript. And today I read the book aloud. Reading aloud is such a pain -- it sounds strange to hear your voice after sitting for so long in silence, and it's physically arduous -- but boy, is it...
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  • June 2016
    Yes! So true, nothing worse than an ending that doesn't produce some kind of act or meaning to resolve things one way or another. I had the ending to my latest novel in mind when I wrote it but now I've got to get the beginning just right! Ah, so...
  • June 2016
    I appreciate the input, but having had an agent (in NYC) who worked with me for about a year on my proposal and circulating it, she was prevented by illness from continuing to represent me. Since then, I put the idea of having an agent out of my...
  • June 2016
    GREAT insights, Karen. Thank you!
  • May 2016
    Thank you for this reminder.  Such a great idea in any genre...immediate feedback using alternate forms of media.  I often record myself playing flute to learn better how to play a piece.  Reading aloud is a great way to develop one's unique voice. ...
  • May 2016
    Karen, excellent post. You're absolutely right, too, that spending time as an editor truly does help with the writing process (and publishing process, agent search, etc). Thanks for these insights!

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