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When you type “The End,” on your manuscript, it’s really only the beginning. Before you hire an editor, learn self-editing techniques. Writing Tip for Today: What’s a strategy for self-editing your work? Start Real Big I admit that I’m a Big Picture type editor. Yet if the overall message or story isn’t conveyed or seem […]
We’ve worked our way from the overall structure of your novel and through the intermediate revisions. Today, let’s tackle the small stuff. Writing Tip for Today: Here are some tips on polishing the small stuff in revision: Be Active One of the first lessons writers must learn concerns action. If passive verbs are used (like […]
You’re writing a book, article or story and want to publish. Now you’re looking for a good editor. What are some “must-haves” for any editor you hire? Writing Tip for Today: Here are some tips for finding the editor you need: Refining Your Needs If you’ve written, rewritten and done as much self-editing as you […]
Not long ago, a new reader checked out my Tip for the Week. When she found a typo, she vowed never to read my blog again. While this is sad, it also drives home the point: Check your work. Writing Tip for Today: What are some ways we can be writing clean? Read and Reread […]
Fewer than half of all novels begun see their way to THE END. Most novels are abandoned, so when you finish, you’re way ahead. Congratulations! But what now?Writing Tip for Today: There are as many revision methods as there are novelists, but a few ideas seem to surface again and again. Try these easy ways to […]