Ready to take your writing to the next level? e-mail me
After you finish writing your first draft, editing it can seem scary and overwhelming. For the final stages, hiring a professional editor can be a wise decision. But before you search out an editor, revise as much as you can. No matter where you are in your writing life, you can learn to self-edit your […]
Larch, by Grohar Are you ready to be a better self-editor? If the world is still here on December 22, writers everywhere will no doubt wake up and realize that the wagon loads of words they created in a white-hot heat are now fermenting on the page. Here’s how to help!Writing Tip for Today: Self-editing […]
Learning to write for publication is often a long road, and self-editing is definitely a process. Yet as I tell my students, there are some specific things any writer can do to rewrite for clarity and readability.Writing Tip for Today: Even seasoned writers (like me!) get complacent, forgetting some of these basic self-editing techniques. No […]
Most of the time, I’m concerned with story rather than individual sentences. In my opinion, the most beautiful writing without a story is going to have a tough time. Still, as you climb Mt. Published, you’ll want to think about how you construct a sentence. Here are some common sentence constructions to avoid.Writing Tip for […]