Maybe You're Asking the Wrong Question

      Is it good enough? If that's the question you find yourself asking about your writing, you may be sabotaging yourself.  After all, who's the judge of good writing? 
    Sure, there are rules, and we all know them, but do they help you write the fresh, singular, yet universal story that only you can write?
    A better question according to William Kenower, Editor-in-Chief of Author, would be, is it accurate? Have you tuned your focus so precisely as to communicate exactly the one thing you most want to say?
    I chose this one nugget from the pages of notes I took at Bill's talk this past weekend in Spokane,Tuning Your Inner Ear: The Key to Literary and Artistic Life co-sponsored by the Inland Northwest SCBWI* and the Gonzaga University English Department.
    For more of Bill's inspiring words check out his blog.

* Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators