The movie Forrest Gump was released almost thirty years ago today. Is it still too soon to use the “box of chocolates” metaphor? For the sake of this post, I hope not. Imagine it’s Valentine's Day, and you’ve received a box of assorted chocolates (someone loves you!) – with coconut cremes, bon bons, almond clusters,
Encouragement from the Desk of Eddy For your motivation, below are a few positive notes Eddy, as an acquisitions editor, has made re: submissions she has received over the last few years. The bold type words concern the major elements most editors pay attention to (if the narrative is intriguing). I really like the voice
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