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I got an email this morning from one of my students who just received a pile of notes on her...
Just because you might be a first-time novelist, it doesn’t mean you’re not the authority over your work. No agent,...
Redundancy is not only a sign of lazy writing; it can also pull us out of the story by interrupting...
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You might be wondering, Aren’t revising and editing the same thing? They’re not. There’s actually an important distinction. Let’s say you’re working
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Beta readers help writers feel safe to fall deeper into their work. Balance the proximity that your beta readers might have to you and your work and articulate the right framework to get what you and your work need most from them.
I got an email this morning from one of my students who just received a pile of notes on her work-in-progress and
Redundancy is not only a sign of lazy writing; it can also pull us out of the story by interrupting the narrative
Sometimes we’ve written characters that don’t belong in our story because their function is redundant. Conflict might arise that don’t add anything
Just because you might be a first-time novelist, it doesn’t mean you’re not the authority over your work. No agent, publisher, or
The first draft is about diving into the unknown, invoking the muse, and writing from our right brains. The next step, the
You might be wondering, Aren’t revising and editing the same thing? They’re not. There’s actually an important distinction. Let’s say...
Copy editing is a specific type of editing that focuses on both the technical aspects of your writing and the...
Proofreading marks are symbols used to denote corrections to a manuscript. Many editors today use “track changes” features on various...
While your Editing Checklist is about clarity and pacing, and your Rewrite is about adjusting the structure and polishing character...
One of the most important skills you’ll learn as a writer is how to take constructive criticism. Feedback is an...
Once you’ve completed an editing checklist on your manuscript, you may find that your story requires a more substantial rewrite. ...
I got an email this morning from one of my students who just received a pile of notes on her...
Redundancy is not only a sign of lazy writing; it can also pull us out of the story by interrupting...
Sometimes we’ve written characters that don’t belong in our story because their function is redundant. Conflict might arise that don’t...
Just because you might be a first-time novelist, it doesn’t mean you’re not the authority over your work. No agent,...
The first draft is about diving into the unknown, invoking the muse, and writing from our right brains. The next...
