Less is more - What the College Football Playoff teaches us about revising
After you've labored for years on that first draft of your manuscript, cutting anything out feels impossible. But like college football...
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Long Overdue Newsletter - October 2024
Halloween: You Know What That Means... We've got a new Hopper's Dell from T.C. Pendragon. This is a sequel to the original Hopper's Dell...
Long Overdue Newsletter - September 2024
September Newsletter recapping Printers Row Lit Fest with authors of Safe Landing, Martin Blackbriar, Before You Sign, childrens books
Long Overdue Newsletter - August 2024
Since this is the last newsletter before Printers Row Lit Fest, wanted to post a quick recap of all the festivities leading up to the...
Writing: You might just be in a busy season of life
Writing advice during busy seasons that isn't intense, work harder. Maybe you just need to store up ideas and life experiences for later
Character Descriptions: TLC's One Sentence Story in "No Scrubs"
TLC has a GREAT one-sentence story in their song "No Scrubs." A song that's secretly 25 years old... Background - A one or two-sentence...
Copy Editing: Catching that Sports Analogy that's just a little bit... out of bounds
Let's examine how one sentence can make it through Developmental and Line Editing but not the Copy Editing stage. The Developmental...
Long Overdue Newsletter - July 2024
As July comes to an end, we are now just 37 days away from Printers Row Lit Fest, the largest free outdoor literary showcase in the...
Long Overdue Newsletter - June 2024
Start of the Second Half I love the first draft. I love the moment I'm having right now, looking at a blank screen, kind of knowing what...
Long Overdue Newsletter - May 2024
Long Overdue doesn't really have an anniversary. But, even if we did, the most significant date of each year would be May 25th. This...
Long Overdue Newsletter - April 2024
New Long Overdue Author: Adam Hersh It's been an exciting month over here. We officially welcomed Adam Hersh into the Long Overdue...
Art of Sight Eyecare + Long Overdue Chicago Writing Contest
We're partnering with Art of Sight Eyecare (2915 N. Broadway) on a writing contest. The prompt? Share a story of how gaining improved...
From First Draft to Published Book: A Conversation with Adam Hersh, Author of "Before You Sign"
We are thrilled to officially welcome Adam Hersh into the ever-growing community of Long Overdue authors. Before we dive any further into...
Long Overdue Newsletter - March 2024
The authors of Safe Landing are back on the event circuit next week with an event at Budlong Woods Library, a Chicago Public Library...
The Two Twist Scene: Perfect example from Die Hard
I wish I still had my notes. Our instructor at The Second City writing program mapped out a common sketch you'd see at Second City (or...
Road to a 16 Seed: Tournament Postponed Until New Tape Measure Arrives
By: Chris O'Brien "Ten feet. I think you’ll find it’s the exact same measurements as our gym back in Hawkins." Last night, Coach Steve...
Long Overdue Newsletter - February 2024
Note - The illustration above is "Lorm" from Kate Buss' delightfully creative and hilarious book of lovable monsters titled: The Book of...
Colin Jost's Book "A Very Punchable Face" Delivers Punchy Writing Insights
Colin Jost, Head Writer and co-host of Weekend Update at Saturday Night Live wrote a great memoir titled "A Very Punchable Face." Highly...
Long Overdue Newsletter - January 2024
Note - The illustration above is from Kate Buss' book Little Green Frond . This was our 4th collaboration with Kate, the Buss Family, and...
Long Overdue Newsletter - December 2023
Our first newsletter was posted in December of 2019. Or as we say: four Santa cartoons ago. Now we're out here building Christmas trees...
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