Top 6 story revision moves Are you guilty of trying to put lipstick on a pig? As my colleague Jami Gold confided via email, “I’ve seen far too many authors […]
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Rejection on submission: Now what? Writers have this thing about rejection. It seems edgy or romantic somehow to count rejection notices, to clutch them to your breast like the beads
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How to read like a writer If you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.—Stephen King Did you
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Tools for planning and writing a book series The very first decision a series author has to make is what type of series to create. Are you telling a single
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If you’ve never used Microsoft Word’s Track Changes feature before, the idea of getting your manuscript back from an editor filled with all sorts of lines and squiggles you have
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Why your writing stinks if you’re not a current reader Do you know your business? It’s all very romantic to claim that as a novelist, you’re a creative spirit with
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British vs. American English: Pick a lane Why does your editor keep changing grey to gray in your book? You like the way grey looks. It’s listed in Merriam-Webster as
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Stop trying to combine types of editing If only it were practical to hire an editor to “give everything a quick once-over—and let me know if you spot any plot
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Revise to grow your craft, not fix your manuscript The gestation period of a nascent novelist is ridiculously lengthy. Turning out enough practice novels to effectively grasp the form demands
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Nothing revs my editorial engines higher than a new way of explaining a storytelling or writing technique. My family gets put out with my workaholic ways when they find me
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