Author Archives: Robin Henry

In my work as a Short Story Acquisitions Editor at History Through Fiction, I frequently have to deliver bad news. Your story was not selected.  Most authors are great about it.  They understand that I don’t like telling them we can’t publish their story, but it is my job to choose which stories History ThroughContinue reading “Rejection isn’t personal, really..”

In a previous blog post, I wondered whether your draft might be like a hoarder’s house.  In this post, we will look at a different issue, the scattered draft. One of my volunteer gigs is to teach a children’s Bible class in Tallinn at our church.  My class is very small, and the students areContinue reading “Is Your Draft a Little Jaga Jaga?”

I love to work on manuscript reviews.  When an author has a completed draft that they are willing to let an Editor Book Coach review, it signals their commitment to the writing process and to doing the best work they can.  They are serious about writing a good book. As you may suspect, there tendContinue reading “Is reading your novel like trying to walk through a hoarder’s house?”