A Hawk in the Library
You’ve heard of (or perhaps encountered) the librarian who watches patrons like a hawk. Well, for a week visitors to the Main Reading Room at the Library of Congress’s Thomas Jefferson Building were watched by an actual hawk. (No word on whether the hawk shushed talkative visitors.) The bird was a female Cooper’s hawk that [...]
Do You Need an Editor for Your Book?
Several weeks ago, I wrote that every writer will need an editor at some point. The question today is, do you need an editor right now? The short answer is, it depends. The long answer is a little too long for just one post, so I’m going to break it down over the next couple [...]