Random Musings

How to Be a Great Beta Reader and Give Helpful Feedback

by Diana Urban | Apr 17, 2014

Has someone asked you to be their beta reader? If so congratulations — it’s a huge honor to be the first to read someone’s creative work. Of course, with that role comes a great deal of responsibility. The author is entrusting you to provide honest...

Here Are My 9 Biggest Twitter Pet Peeves… What Are Yours?

by Diana Urban | Mar 19, 2014

Twitter’s a great resource. Without it, I wouldn’t have found my current job or my agent. But there are certain things about Twitter, or the way people use Twitter, that are just plain weird or annoying. I don’t usually like to write rant posts, but...

Inception Ending Explained with an Infographic

by Diana Urban | Jul 30, 2010

*SPOILER WARNING* Inception was brilliant. It’s definitely the best movie I’ve seen in a long time. If you haven’t, stop what you’re doing and buy the Inception DVD immediately. If you have seen Inception, you may have been confused by the ending, no matter how...