Tips to Use During the Editing Stage So you’ve finished your novel. Congratulations. Now comes the hard part: revision/editing time, or more widely known as “I hate this stage.” We all wish to type THE END and then just sub it out there. But, um, no. That’s the wrong way to do it. You’ve spent … [Read more…]
-1- Just write! I know you’ve heard this before but editing while you write only delays THE END. Worry about editing once the story is finished. -2- Train your Editor’s Hat you wear to eliminate such things as: – ‘that’- if the sentence is clear without it, then delete it. – ‘he said, stuttering’ – … [Read more…]
At times all we need is someone to point the way, to motivate us when we’re feeling as though our writing world is crashing down on us. Here are some tips to help you out of a slump. There’s a reason why you keep reading this over and over again in almost every writing … [Read more…]