I am a reader, a writer, and an editor. I read daily, I’m in the process of writing my first novel, and I’m excited to be collaborating with the other three talented editors at MS Edits.
I love stories (I write about them often on my new blog). To begin, I thought I’d share mine:
I Owe it All to Horses
Hi, I’m Lara, and I like to surround myself with banned literature.
And apart from my domestic duties as a full-time mom, I spend a lot of time reading, writing, editing, and geeking out. Read more about my experiences below.
(TL;DR? Just follow me on Twitter, where I’m not as longwinded, and on my blog, where I’m more resourceful)
I was hugely into the Encyclopedia Brown books as a child. Then I read Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, and I couldn’t get enough historical fiction and nonfiction. I went through phases. One year I was all about civil rights, reading biographies on Lincoln and Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks. One year I had an intense Titanic obsession. (Don’t mention James Cameron to me. It might induce a rage.) Another year it was ancient Egypt (I do love the first two Mummy movies, though.) Do you remember the Dear America and Princess Diaries books? I loved the Titanic and Cleopatra diaries.
Welcome to MS Edits! I’m excited to join the rest of the team to share thoughts and advice on a variety of writing and editing topics in the coming weeks. To kick things off, though, I want to take a minute to introduce myself.
I’m a Midwest girl with a B.A. in English, a heart for stories, and an obsession with words. I’m learning to tell my own stories, but it’s just as important to me to step into my editing shoes and help other authors tell theirs. Like my bio says, I grew up on a wide range of fiction and nonfiction. While I’ve found something I love in more than a few genres, I’ve always gravitated toward character-rich science fiction and fantasy novels as well as inspiring memoirs and autobiographies.
Hi, I’m Megan. You may know me as the arm-model for the cover of Tina Fey’s book Bossypants. You may also know me as the hairstylist for Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Yeah, neither of those is true. (But I kind of look like a mix of Gimli and Fey, so there’s that.)
Actual real stuff about me: Continue reading Megan Ruesink
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